Urinary s-phenylmercapturic acid as a key biomarker for measuring occupational exposure to low concentrations of benzene in Chinese workers: A pilot study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 319-325

  Lv, Bi Hua ^a   Song, Shi Zhen ^b   Zhang, Zhibing ^b,c   Mei, Yong ^b   Ye, Fang Li ^b  

^a ZHONGNAN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; N ACETYL S PHENYLCYSTEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AIR POLLUTANT; S-PHENYL-N-ACETYLCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT STUDY; URINALYSIS; WORKER; YOUNG ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANALYSIS; CHINA; METABOLISM; SHOE; URINE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; SHOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896393702     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000098     Document Type: Article

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