Evaluation of current biological exposure index for occupational N,N-dimethylformamide exposure from synthetic leather workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 729-736

  Wang, Ven Shing ^a   Shih, Tung Sheng ^b   Cheng, Ching Chang ^a   Chang, Ho Yuan ^c   Lai, Jim Shoung ^a   Lin, Chin Chi ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; N METHYLFORMAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; TOLUENE;

ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE CLEARANCE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; URINARY EXCRETION;

ACETATES; ADULT; BUTANONES; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLVENTS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TOLUENE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 3142729130     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000131795.88947.45     Document Type: Article

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