Olfactory sensitivity in medical laboratory workers occupationally exposed to organic solvent mixtures

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-54

  Zibrowski, Elaine M ^a   Robertson, James McD ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemosensory; Occupational exposure; Olfaction; Pyridine; Solvents

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT; PYRIDINE; QUININE;

ADULT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NOSE IRRITATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PYRIDINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; QUININE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; SOLVENTS;

EID: 30844448335     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi190     Document Type: Article

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