Effects of Co-exposure to noise and mixture of organic solvents on blood pressure

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 332-339

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

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypertension; N,N dimethylformamide; Noise; Occupational exposure; Toluene

Indexed keywords

FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIWAN;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORMAMIDES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLVENTS; TAIWAN; TOLUENE;

EID: 72549109332     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L8121     Document Type: Article

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