Review of respiratory morbidity from occupational exposure to oil mists

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 828-837

  Bukowski, John A ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Metalworking; Morbidity; Oil mist; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

MINERAL OIL;

AEROSOL; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LUNG FUNCTION; MACHINE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METAL INDUSTRY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASTHMA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; METALLURGY; MINERAL OIL; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242322539     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220390237331     Document Type: Article

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