Health surveillance for workers exposed to beryllium and diagnostic procedures in beryllium-associated diseases;S3-Leitlinie Gesundheitsüberwachung bei Beryllium-Exposition und diagnostisches Vorgehen bei berylliumassoziierter Erkrankung

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 138, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 488-492

  Euler, Ulrike ^a,h   Dahmann, D ^b   Follmann, M ^c   Gaede, K I ^d   Gassler A ^e   Groneberg, D ^f   Heger, M ^g   Krutz, K ^h   Latza, U ^h   Lelgemann, M ⁱ   Letzel, S ^j   Merget, R ^k   Muller Quernheim J ^l   Nauert, T ^m   Seidler, A ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Gefahrstoff Forschung   (Germany)

^c Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft E V ^*  (Germany)

^d RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^e Verband Deutscher Betriebs W e V   (Germany)

^f GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g Landesamt für Umwelt und Arbeitsschutz Labour Inspectorate of the Saarland   (Germany)

^h FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

ⁱ Medizinischer Dienst des Spitzenverbandes Bund der Krankenkassen EV   (Germany)

^j JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^k INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^m Landesamt für Gesundheit und Arbeitssicherheit des Landes Schleswig Holstein   (Germany)

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Author keywords

beryllium; chronic beryllium disease; hazardous substances; workplace

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

BERYLLIOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 84874252963     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: 14394413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1332900     Document Type: Review

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