Genotoxicity in vinyl chloride-exposed workers and its implication for occupational exposure limit

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 800-810

  Wang, Wei ^a,b   Qiu, Yu Lan ^a   Jiao, Jie ^a   Liu, Jing ^a   Ji, Fang ^a   Miao, Wen Bin ^a   Zhu, Yiliang ^c   Xia, Zhao Lin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark dose; Cumulative exposure dose; Cytokinesis block micronucleus assay; Genotoxicity; Occupational exposure limit; Risk assessment; Vinyl chloride monomer

Indexed keywords

VINYL CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MIDDLE AGED; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHINA; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VINYL CHLORIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052518355     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20990     Document Type: Article

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