Long-term exposure to solvents impairs vigilance and postural control in serigraphy workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 510-515

  Vouriot, Alexandre ^a,b   Hannhart, Bernard ^a   Gauchard, Gérome C ^a,b   Barot, Alain ^c,d   Ledin, Torbjorn ^e   Mur, Jean Marie ^d   Perrin, Philippe P ^a,b,f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c Laboratoire Inter régional de Chimie de l'Est LICE   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Alertness; Aromatichydro carbon exposure; Balance control; Quality of sleep; Working individuals

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 22744434483     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0609-7     Document Type: Article

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