Hypertension among workers occupationally exposed to hydrocarbons and organic solvents

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 291-303

  Bener, A ^a   Gomes, J ^a   Hamouda, M F B ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index (BMI); Case Controls; Environment; Gasoline vapours; Hydrocarbons; Hypertension; Obesity; Odds Ratio; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030031540     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529609376358     Document Type: Article

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