Cross sectional observation of the effects of carbon disulphide on arteriosclerosis in rayon manufacturing workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 468-472

  Omae, Kazuyuki ^a   Takebayashi, Toru ^a   Nomiyama, Tetsuo ^a   Ishizuka, Chizuru ^a   Nakashima, Hiroshi ^a   Uemura, Takamoto ^a   Tanaka, Shigeru ^b   Yamauchi, Tsuneyuki ^c   O'Uchi, Toshihiro ^d   Horichi, Yasushi ^d   Sakurai, Haruhiko ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Occupational Health Service Center

^d Kameda General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis; Carbon disulphide; Microaneurysm of the retinal artery

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; PLASTIC;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLOTHING; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROANEURYSM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION;

EID: 15644376506     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.7.468     Document Type: Article

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