Nocturnal oxygen desaturation, as assessed by home oximetry, in long- term solvent-exposed workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 656-664

  Laire, G ^a   Viaene, M K ^b,c   Veulemans, H ^b   Masschelein, R ^b   Nemery, B ^b  

^a Belgian Military Forces   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Department of Occupational Medicine ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Neurobehavioral effects; Organic solvents; Oximetry; Printers; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; PULSE OXIMETRY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PRINTING; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0030708736     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199712)32:6<656::AID-AJIM12>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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