Antineoplastic drug contamination in the urine of Canadian healthcare workers
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Antineoplastic drug contamination in the urine of Canadian healthcare workers.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to quantify the urine concentration of non-metabolized cyclophosphamide (CP), a commonly administered antineoplastic drug, among potentially exposed Canadian healthcare workers and to identify factors associated with the drug concentration levels. METHODS Participants were asked to provide two sets of 24-h urine samples (at two different sampling events),...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0340-0131,1432-1246
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-015-1026-1