Beryllium metal II. A review of the available toxicity data

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-56

  Strupp, Christian ^a  

^a Harlan   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acute toxicity; beryllium; carcinogenicity; classification; epidemiology; genotoxicity; inhalation; sensitization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; CARCINOGENICITY; CLASSIFICATION; GENOTOXICITIES; INHALATION; SENSITIZATION;

BERYLLIUM; DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METAL TESTING; METALS; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY;

BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS;

BERYLLIUM; CARCINOGEN;

ANIMAL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BERYLLIUM; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RATS;

EID: 78751547108     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq073     Document Type: Review

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