Creatinine and specific gravity normalization in biological monitoring of occupational exposures

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 123-129

  Sauvé, Jean François ^a   Lévesque, Martine ^a   Huard, Mélanie ^b   Drolet, Daniel ^b   Lavoué, Jérôme ^a,c   Tardif, Robert ^a   Truchon, Ginette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

biological monitoring; creatinine; occupational exposure; specific gravity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUEBEC; SEX FACTORS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUEBEC; SEX FACTORS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY;

EID: 84921407034     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2014.955179     Document Type: Article

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