Reduction of indoor formaldehyde concentrations and subjective symptoms in a gross anatomy laboratory

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1027-1033

  Takigawa, T ^a   Usami, M ^a   Yamasaki, Y ^a   Wang, B ^a   Sakano, N ^a   Horike, T ^b   Kataoka, H ^c   Ohtsuka, A ^a   Kira, S ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sankyo Envix   (Japan)

^c SHUJITSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; FIXATIVE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; JAPAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; ANATOMY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANATOMY; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VENTILATION;

EID: 25444501582     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0683-2     Document Type: Article

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