Nasal septum lesions and lung function in workers exposed to chromic acid in electroplating factories

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 272-276

  Kuo, Hsien Wen ^a   Lai, Jim Shoung ^a   Lin, Tsai In ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromium; Electroplating processes; Lung function; Nasal septum lesion

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID; ZINC;

ADULT; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; TAIWAN; ULCER; URINALYSIS; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHROMATES; CHROMIUM; ELECTROPLATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL SEPTUM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TAIWAN; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030846111     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050218     Document Type: Article

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