Pilot study of a dissection table for gross anatomy laboratory equipped with a photocatalytic device that decomposes formaldehyde

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 499-503

  Ohmichi, Kimihide ^a   Matsuno, Yoshiharu ^a   Miyaso, Hidenobu ^a   Yamamoto, Hidekazu ^b   Toriuchi, Masaharu ^b   Shimane, Mitsugu ^c   Mori, Chisato ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Natsume Seisakusho Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Nisshin EM Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decomposing; Dissection table; Formaldehyde; Gross anatomy laboratory; Personal exposure; Photocatalytic device

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT STUDY;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 37549015579     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.499     Document Type: Article

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