Visual and ocular changes associated with exposure to two tertiary amines

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-75

  Page, E H ^a   Cook, C K ^a   Hater, M A ^b   Mueller, C A ^a   Grote, A A ^a   Mortimer, V D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEANOL; DIMETHYLISOPROPANOLAMINE; TERTIARY AMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA THICKNESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AMINES; CORNEAL OPACITY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VENTILATION; VISION;

EID: 0037232859     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.1.69     Document Type: Article

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