A pilot respiratory health assessment of nail technicians: Symptoms, lung function, and airway inflammation

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 868-875

  Reutman, Susan R ^a   Rohs, Amy M ^b   Clark, John C ^a   Johnson, Belinda C ^a   Sammons, Deborah L ^a   Toennis, Christine A ^a   Robertson, Shirley A ^a   MacKenzie, Barbara A ^a   Lockey, James E ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nails; Exhaled nitric oxide; Lung function; Nail technicians; Smoking

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL TECHNICIAN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; BEAUTY CULTURE; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAILS; NITRIC OXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; SPIROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350247669     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20751     Document Type: Article

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