Nasal septum perforation of welders

Industrial Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 286-289

  Lee, Choong Ryeol ^a   Yoo, Cheol In ^a   Lee, Ji ho ^a   Kang, Seong Kyu ^a  

^a Ulsan University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Nasal septum perforation; Welders

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISTAXIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SOUTH KOREA; URINE LEVEL; WELDING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 0036078049     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.40.286     Document Type: Article

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