Biomarkers of effect and susceptibility to low doses of benzene;Indicatori di effetto e di suscettibilità alle basse dosi di benzene

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 259-262

  De Palma, Giuseppe ^a   Mutti, Antonio ^b   Spatari, Giovanna ^c   Andreoli, Roberta ^b,d   Mozzoni, Paola ^b,d   Carrieri, Mariella ^e   Manno, Maurizio ^f   Apostoli, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d INAIL Ex ISPESL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Chromosomal aberrations; Genetic polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 84885572166     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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