Harmful substances on the opera stage: Possible negative effects on singers' respiratory tracts

Journal of Voice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-80

  Richter, Bernhard ^a,c   Löhle, Erwin ^a   Knapp, Bettina ^d   Weikert, Matthias ^d   Schlömicher Thier, Josef ^d   Verdolini, Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aromatic diisocyanates; Cork granulate; Formaldehyde; Harmful substances; Opera stage; Penicillium frequentans; Professional singers; Quartz sand

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COBALT; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; PIGMENT; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DYSPNEA; HEALTH HAZARD; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENICILLIUM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGING; WORKPLACE; BREATHING; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRUG EFFECT; VOICE;

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; RESPIRATION; VOICE; VOICE QUALITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036512228     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(02)00074-7     Document Type: Article

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