Occupational toluene exposure and auditory function: Results from a follow-up study

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 493-502

  Schäper, Michael ^a   Demes, Peter ^a   Zupanic, Michaela ^a   Blaszkewicz, Meinolf ^a   Seeber, Andreas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Follow up study; Noise; Rotogravure printing; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; AUDIOMETERS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TOXICITY;

OTOTOXICITY;

TOLUENE;

TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OTOTOXICITY; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; WORKPLACE;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; TOLUENE;

EID: 0041736292     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg058     Document Type: Article

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