Surgical applications of methyl methacrylate: A review of toxicity

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-212

  Leggat, Peter A ^a,b   Smith, Derek R ^a,b   Kedjarune, Ureporn ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arthroplasties; Medical; Methyl methacrylate; Occupational; Surgery; Toxic effects

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

AIRFLOW; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DENTAL SURGERY; EYE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IRRITABILITY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PODIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE; TOXICITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 70449131128     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338240903241291     Document Type: Review

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