Liver fibrosis in asymptomatic polyvinyl chloride workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 962-966

  Hsiaos, Tun Jen ^a,b   Wang, Jung Der ^b,c   Yang, Pei Wing ^a,c   Yang, Pei Cheng ^a,c   Cheng, Tsun Jen ^b  

^a TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 4544239299     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000137722.66767.38     Document Type: Article

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