Use of water-based solvent preparations in factories in Japan

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 124-127

  Ukai, Hirohiko ^a   Okamoto, Satoru ^a   Takada, Shiro ^a   Inui, Shunen ^a   Ikeda, Masayuki ^a,b  

^a KYOTO INDUSTRIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Factories; Glycol derivatives; Water based solvent preparations

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142650493     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.38.124     Document Type: Article

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