Prevalence of neuropsychiatric and mucous membrane irritation complaints among Palestinian shoe factory workers exposed to organic solvents and plastic compounds

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 192-198

  Nijem, Khaldoun ^a   Kristensen, Petter ^b   Al Khatib, Awni ^a   Takrori, Fahed ^a   Bjertness, Espen ^c  

^a HEBRON UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cross sectional epidemiological study; Interview; Mucous membrane irritation; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Organic solvents; Plastic compounds; Shoe industry

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL IRRITATION; MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PALESTINE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SHOE INDUSTRY; SKIN TINGLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEXANES; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOES; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

EID: 0034897917     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.1087     Document Type: Article

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