Neurologic illness associated with occupational exposure to the solvent 1-bromopropane - New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 2007-2008

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 48, 2008, Pages 1300-1302

  Perrone, J ^a   Marcus, S M ^b   Blando, J D ^c   Schill, D ^c   Trout, D ^d   Schulte, P ^d   Geraci, C L ^d   Dotson, G S ^d   Hanley, K ^d   Mead, K R ^d   Myers, D V L ^d   Curran, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c New Jersey Dept of Health and Senior Svcs

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 BROMOPROPANE; 1-BROMOPROPANE; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; SOLVENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENNSYLVANIA; SOLVENTS;

EID: 57349195496     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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