Effects in the eyes caused by exposure to office dust

Indoor Air

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-174

  Molhave L ^a   Kjaergaard S K ^a   Attermann, J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airborne particulates; Cells in tear liquid, Eye epithelium damage; Foam formation in eyes; Tear film stability

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; CELL IN TEAR LIQUID, EYE EPITHELIUM DAMAGE; CLEAN AIR; CLIMATE CHAMBERS; EXPOSURE DURATIONS; FILM STABILITY; FOAM FORMATION; FOAM FORMATION IN EYE; TEAR FILM STABILITY; TEAR FILMS;

DUST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEARS;

EID: 11244315386     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2002.01105.x     Document Type: Article

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