Asthma mortality in male workers of the dye industry in Korea

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-135

  Koh, Dong Hee ^a   Won, Jonguk ^b,e   Ahn, Yeon Soon ^c   Kim, Hyoung Ryoul ^d   Koh, Sang Beak ^b  

^a Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dye; Mortality; Occupational; Reactive dye

Indexed keywords

BENZIDINE DERIVATIVE; COLORING AGENT; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BENZIDINES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT STUDIES; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ISOCYANATES; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 43549098795     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L7128     Document Type: Article

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