Alterations in health examination items and skin symptoms from exposure to ultra-low humidity

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-297

  Chou, Tzu Chieh ^a   Lin, Kuen Huei ^b   Sheu, Hamm Min ^c   Su, Shih Bin ^c   Lee, Chia Wei ^b   Guo, How Ran ^c   Wu, Trong Neng ^a   Chang, Ho Yuan ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biochemical examination; Indoor environment; Skin diseases; Skin symptoms; Ultra low humidity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; WORKER;

AIR CONDITIONING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; URINE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 33846560352     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0133-4     Document Type: Article

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