Occupational chronic solvent encephalopathy in Finland 1995-2007: Incidence and exposure

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 703-712

  Keski Säntti, Petra ^a   Kaukiainen, Ari ^a   Hyvärinen, Hanna Kaisa ^a   Sainio, Markku ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Incidence; Occupational disease; Solvent exposure; Toxic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TOXICITY AND INTOXICATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLVENTS;

EID: 77955663995     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0493-7     Document Type: Article

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