The effect of exposure to a mixture of organic solvents on liver enzymes in an auto manufacturing plant

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 553-557

  Mohammadi, Saber ^a   Mehrparvar, Amirhoushang ^b   Labbafinejad, Yasser ^a   Attarchi, Mir Saeed ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Liver enzyme; Occupational exposure; Organic solvent

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HUMAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING;

EID: 78649903547     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-010-0340-z     Document Type: Article

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