Biomarkers of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and DNA damage: A cross-sectional pilot study among roofers in South Florida

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Serdar, Berrin ^a,b   Lee, David ^c   Dou, Zihong ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Food Science and Human Nutrition   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PharmaOn   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXY 29 DEOXYGUANOSINE; ASPHALT; CREATININE; DEOXYGUANOSINE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DNA DAMAGE; GLOVE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT STUDY; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84864075880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001318     Document Type: Article

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