Do symptomatic radiographers provide evidence for 'darkroom disease'?

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-42

  Nallon, A M ^a   Herity, B ^a   Brennan, Patrick C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chemical hazards; Glutaraldehyde; Symptoms; X ray processing chemicals

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE IRRITATION; FUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NOSE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SORE THROAT; TASTE DISORDER; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY;

EID: 0034007240     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.1.39     Document Type: Article

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