Respiratory symptoms and exposure-response relations in workers exposed to metalworking fluid aerosols

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-411

  Lillienberg, Linnéa ^a   Andersson, Eva M ^a   Järvholm, Bengt ^b   Torén, Kjell ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessed current mean exposure; Compressed air; Cross sectional study; Exposure response relationship; Machine enclosure; Metalworking fluid aerosols; Prevalence ratios; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUE; EXPOSURE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; MACHINE OPERATORS; MEAN VALUES; METALWORKING FLUID AEROSOLS; METALWORKING FLUIDS; OFFICE WORKERS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; REGRESSION MODEL; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; RESPONSE RATE; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK TASK;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CAISSONS; COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; ENCLOSURES; FLUIDS; HEALTH; METAL WORKING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PNEUMATICS; PRESSURE VESSELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SWEDEN; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

EID: 77953019301     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq009     Document Type: Article

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