Continued controversy on chrysotile biopersistence

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-99

  Donaldson, Ken ^a   Oberdörster, Günter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG TUMOR; MESOTHELIOMA; METABOLISM; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 78751484921     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/107735211799031121     Document Type: Letter

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