Glutaraldehyde exposures among workers making bioprosthetic heart valves

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-320

  Sutton, Patrice M ^a   Quint, Julia ^b   Prudhomme, Janice ^b   Flattery, Jennifer ^b   Materna, Barbara ^b   Harrison, Robert ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioprosthetic heart valves; Glutaraldehyde; Permissible exposure limit; Work related asthma

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOPROSTHESIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; BIOPROSTHESIS; CALIFORNIA; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; GLUTARAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447635249     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701267964     Document Type: Article

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