Surveillance program for former PCB-exposed workers of a transformer and capacitor recycling company, family members, employees of surrounding companies, and area residentsexecutive summary

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 19-20, 2012, Pages 1241-1247

  Kraus, Thomas ^a   Gube, Monika ^a   Lang, Jessica ^a   Esser, André ^a   Sturm, Walter ^b   Fimm, Bruno ^b   Willmes, Klaus ^b   Neulen, Joseph ^a   Baron, Jens Malte ^a   Merk, Hans ^a   Schettgen, Thomas ^a   Konrad, Kerstin ^a   Deisz, Sabine ^a   Rink, Lothar ^a   Hagmann, Michael ^c   Fillies, Birgit ^c,d   Zschiesche, Wolfgang ^e   Wittsiepe, Jrgen ^f   Wilhelm, Michael ^f  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c NRW Institute of Health and Work   (Germany)

^d INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

^e BG ETEM   (Germany)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; METAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; SOLVENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CAPACITOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EMPLOYEE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECYCLING; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SKIN DISEASE; TRANSFORMER;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMET ASSAY; DIOXINS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FURANS; GERMANY; HUMANS; METALS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECYCLING; SKIN DISEASES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84866692152     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.709377     Document Type: Conference Paper

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