Workplace air quality and lung function among dental laboratory technicians

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-92

  Hu, Suh Woan ^a   Lin, Yuh Yih ^a   Wu, Tzu Chin ^a,b   Hong, Chun Cheng ^c   Chan, Chang Chuan ^d   Lung, Shih Chun Candice ^e,f  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNGTAI INST HLTH SCI TECHNOL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^f Research Center for Environmental Changes   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Base metals; Dental laboratory technician; Lung function; Methyl methacrylate; Occupational exposure; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; DENTAL ALLOY; GOLD; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PHOSPHORUS; PLATINUM; SILICON; SILVER; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTURE; DUST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; ORTHODONTICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROOM VENTILATION; TOOTH CROWN; WORKPLACE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DENTAL TECHNICIANS; DUST; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LABORATORIES, DENTAL; LUNG; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 32344433117     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20249     Document Type: Article

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