Ocular discomfort and conjunctival alterations in operating room workers. A single-institution pilot study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-128

  Fenga, C ^a   Aragona, P ^b   Cacciola, A ^a   Ferreri, F ^b   Spatari, G ^a   Stilo, A ^b   Spinella, R ^b   Germano D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctival alterations; Impression cytology; Ocular discomfort; Operating rooms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TEAR FILM; TEAR FLOW; WARD; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035097041     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200000203     Document Type: Article

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