Peripheral nerve conduction study in workers exposed to a mixture of organic solvents in paint and lacquer industry

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 769-774

  Jovanović, Jovica M ^a,c   Jovanović, Milan M ^a   Spasić, Mirjana J ^b   Lukić, Stevo R ^b  

^a Inst of Occupational Health of Nis   (Serbia)

^b Nis University Hospital Center   (Serbia)

^c NONE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Hippurates; Neural conduction; Organic chemicals; Radial nerve; Solvents; Tibial nerve

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; HEXANOIC ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PAINT; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT INDUSTRY; RADIAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 11144222940     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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