Colour vision and occupational toluene exposure: Results of repeated examinations

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 193-202

  Schäper, Michael ^a   Demes, Peter ^a   Kiesswetter, Ernst ^a   Zupanic, Michaela ^a   Seeber, Andreas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colour vision; Follow up study; Lanthony D 15d; Rotogravure printing; Toluene

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; TOLUENE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION DEFECT; COLOR VISION TEST; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2942610719     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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