Assessing the first wave of epidemiological studies of nanomaterial workers

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Liou, Saou Hsing ^a,b   Tsai, Candace S J ^c,d   Pelclova, Daniela ^e   Schubauer Berigan, Mary K ^f   Schulte, Paul A ^f  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Cross sectional study; Epidemiological studies; Longitudinal panel study; Nanomaterial workers; Nanoparticle exposure; Sample size

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; NANOPARTICLE EXPOSURES; PANEL STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NANOMATERIAL;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INHALATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NANOMATERIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; WORKER;

EID: 84945201062     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-015-3219-7     Document Type: Review

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