Biological Monitoring of Workers Exposed to Diisocyanates using Urinary Diamines
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Lee, Jong Seong
(Occupational Lung Diseases Research Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service)
Kim, Boowook (Occupational Lung Diseases Research Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) Shin, Jungah (Occupational Lung Diseases Research Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) Baek, JinEe (Occupational Lung Diseases Research Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) Shin, Jae Hoon (Occupational Lung Diseases Research Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) Kim, Ji-hye (Occupational Lung Diseases Research Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) |
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