Assessment of the health effects of Tungsten and Tungsten alloys following implantation in rat muscle

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tungsten, Refractory and Hardmaterials

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 21-26

  Roszell, Laurie E ^a   Bazar, Matthew A ^a   Beall, Patricia A ^a   Rosencrance, Alan B ^b   Dennis, William E ^b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b US Army Center for Environmental Health Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ANTI-PERSONNEL WEAPONS; DEPLETED URANIUM; HEALTH EFFECTS; METASTATIC TUMORS; NICKEL AND COBALTS; POST-IMPLANTATION; TUNGSTEN (W);

CARCINOGENS; HEALTH HAZARDS; RATS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; TUMORS; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS;

TUNGSTEN;

EID: 84883227499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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