Co-exposure to noise, N,N-dimethylformamide, and toluene on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in synthetic leather workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-22

  Chang, Ta Yuan ^a   Wang, Ven Shing ^a   Lin, Shou Yu ^a   Yen, Hsin Yu ^a   Lai, Jim Shoung ^a   Liu, Chiu Shong ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Co exposure; N,N dimethylformamide; Occupational noise; Toluene

Indexed keywords

N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; LEATHER INDUSTRY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKER; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FORMAMIDES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TOLUENE;

EID: 71949100756     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903344652     Document Type: Article

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