Effects on human eyes caused by experimental exposures to office dust with and without addition of aldehydes or glucan

Indoor Air

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-74

  Molhave L ^a   Pan, Z ^b   Kjaergaard S K ^a   Bonlokke J H ^a   Juto, J E ^c   Andersson, K ^d   Stridh, G ^d   Lofstedt H ^d   Bodin, L ^d   Sigsgaard, T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Wuhan Centres for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Experimental exposure; Eyes; Glucan; House dust; Humans; Ocular effects; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; DUST; HOUSES;

EXPERIMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; GLUCANS; HISTAMINES; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HUMAN EYE; OCULAR EFFECT; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES; TROLOX EQUIVALENT ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITIES;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 58449118901     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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