Absence of adverse effect on thyroid function and red blood cells in a population of workers exposed to cobalt compounds

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-46

  Lantin, A C ^a   Mallants, A ^b   Vermeulen, J ^c   Speybroeck, N ^a   Hoet, P ^a   Lison, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UMICORE   (Belgium)

^c St Dymphna Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Erythropoiesis; Occupational exposure; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; COBALT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 79651470119     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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