Effect of petroleum derivatives and solvents on colour perception

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 87, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 339-343

  Kaur, Sharanjeet ^a   Mursyid, Ahmad ^a   Kamaruddin, Afifah ^a   Ariffin, Azrin ^a  

^a Hospital Kebangsaan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acquired colour vision defect; Perchloroethylene; Petroleum; Polyethylene; Polystyrene; Tritan defects

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLOR VISION; COLOR VISION TEST; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLOR PERCEPTION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYSTYRENES; SOLVENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 16544390050     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2004.tb05064.x     Document Type: Article

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