A survey for rhinitis in an automotive ring manufacturing plant

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-403

  Park, Dong Uk ^a,c   Jin, Ku Won ^a   Koh, Dong Hee ^b   Kim, Byung Kyu ^b   Kim, Kyu Sang ^b   Park, Doo Yong ^b,d  

^a Korea National Open University   (South Korea)

^b Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c NCI   (United States)

^d Hansung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Grinding operation; Metalworking fluids (MWF); MWF aerosol; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; METAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AUTOMOBILES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS;

FUNGI;

EID: 51849092011     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.397     Document Type: Article

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