Chromosomal aberration of workers occupationally exposed to photocopying machines in Sulur, South India

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Balakrishnan, Mythili ^a   Das, Ayyappa ^a  

^a RVS College of Arts and Science   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Non smokers; Photocopying machines; Smokers

Indexed keywords

ANEUGEN; CLASTOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GENOTOXICITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; MACHINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHOTOCOPIER; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 84455201846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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