Systematic review and quantification of respiratory cancer risk for occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 943-955

  Seidler, Andreas ^a   Jähnichen, Sabine ^a   Hegewald, Janice ^a   Fishta, Alba ^a   Krug, Olga ^b   Rüter, Luisa ^b   Strik, Claudia ^b   Hallier, Ernst ^b   Straube, Sebastian ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromium; Exposure risk relationship; Occupational exposure; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHROMIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MARYLAND; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OHIO; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84887158118     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0822-0     Document Type: Article

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