Acute methemoglobinemia - A common occupational hazard in an industrial city in Western India

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 168-171

  Dewan, Aruna ^a   Patel, Ashwin ^a   Saiyed, Habibullah ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Aromatic nitro amino compounds; Dye industry; Methemoglobinemia; Self employed workers; Small scale industry

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; INTOXICATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034977394     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.43.168     Document Type: Article

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