Effect of styrene on postural stability among reinforced plastic boat plant workers in Finland

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-180

  Toppila, Esko ^a   Forsman, Pia ^a   Pyykkö, Ilmari ^b   Starck, Jukka ^a   Tossavainen, Timo ^b   Uitti, Jukka ^a,c   Oksa, Panu ^a,c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANDELIC ACID; STYRENE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OTOTOXICITY; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; STABILOGRAPHY;

EID: 32544448991     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000199510.80882.7b     Document Type: Article

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