Farmer exposure to organic solvents during the maintenance and repair of farm machinery: A pilot study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 973-981

  Bunn, Terry L ^a   Liu, Youcheng ^a   Lee, Kiyoung ^a,b   Robertson, Medearis ^a   Yu, Lei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Farm machinery maintenance and repair; Organic solvents; Personal protective equipment

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; HEXANE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MACHINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PILOT STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN IRRITATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; BENZENE; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEXANES; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SKIN; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE; XYLENES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71949105701     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20773     Document Type: Article

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