Eruptive cherry angiomas and irritant symptoms after one acute exposure to the glycol ether solvent 2-butoxyethanol

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1059-1064

  Raymond, Lawrence W ^a,b   Williford, Linda S ^a   Burke, William A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; ANGIOMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; OFFICE WORKER; VERTIGO;

EID: 0032428876     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199812000-00005     Document Type: Article

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