Lower fiducial limit of urinary metabolite level as an index of excessive exposure to industrial chemicals.
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Imamura, T., and Ikeda, M. (1973). British Journal ofIndustrial Medicine, 30, 289-292. Lower fiducial limit ofurinary metabolite level as an index ofexcessive exposure to industrial chemicals. Utilization ofthe lower fiducial limit (P = 0-10), rather than the mean, as an index ofexcessive exposure to industrial chemicals is discussed. Cases of exposure to trichloroethylene, phenol, and toluene are used to illustrate this approach.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of industrial medicine
دوره 30 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973