Prevalence of beryllium sensitization among aluminium smelter workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 569-571

  Taiwo, O A ^a   Slade, M D ^a   Cantley, L F ^a   Kirsche, S R ^a   Wesdock, J C ^b   Cullen, M R ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Alcoa Inc   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Beryllium; Sensitization; Smelter; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BERYLLIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BERYLLIOSIS; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ALUMINUM; BERYLLIOSIS; BERYLLIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77957251836     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqq097     Document Type: Article

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