A case-control study of occupational exposures and systemic sclerosis

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-16

  Bovenzi, Massimo ^a   Barbone, Fabio ^b   Pisa, Federica E ^b   Betta, Alberto ^c   Romeo, Luciano ^d   Tonello, Alberta ^d   Biasi, Domenico ^d   Caramaschi, Paola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Hand arm vibration; Occupation; Silica; Solvents; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CARBIDOPA; COCAINE; EPOXY RESIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PENTAZOCINE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TRYPTOPHAN; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TEACHING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE WORKER; VIBRATION; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLVENTS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0345827844     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0462-5     Document Type: Article

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