Adverse respiratory and irritant health effects in airport workers in Taiwan

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 799-806

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Wu, Trong Neng ^a   Wu, Jen Jin ^a   Ho, Chi Kung ^a   Chang, Po Ya ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TAIWAN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0038813780     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390306383     Document Type: Article

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