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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 5 (2018), Article ID 5:IJNCP-274, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2018/274
Research Article
Cytogenetic, DNA-repair and Apoptosis Studies in Hospital Nurses’ Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Occupationally Exposed to Volatile Anesthetic Gases

Anna Tompa1*, Anna Biró2 and Mátyás G. Jakab2

1Semmelweis University, Institute of Public Health, Budapest, Hungary
2National Public Health Institute, Department of Experimental Toxicology, Budapest, Hungary
Dr. Anna Tompa, Semmelweis University, Institute of Public Health, Budapest, Hungary, Tel: +36-1-210-2954; E-mail: tompa.anna@med.semmelweis-univ.hu
13 February 2018; 15 March 2018; 17 March 2018
Tompa A, Biró A, Jakab MG (2018) Cytogenetic, DNA-repair and Apoptosis Studies in Hospital Nurses’ Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Occupationally Exposed to Volatile Anesthetic Gases. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 5:274. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2018/274

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