A novel methodology to evaluate health impacts caused by VOC exposures using real-time VOC and Holter monitors

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4127-4138

  Mizukoshi, Atsushi ^a,b   Kumagai, Kazukiyo ^c,d   Yamamoto, Naomichi ^e,f   Noguchi, Miyuki ^b   Yoshiuchi, Kazuhiro ^g   Kumano, Hiroaki ^h   Yanagisawa, Yukio ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^h WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability (HRV); Holter monitor; Real time monitoring; VOCs

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78650909837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7124127     Document Type: Article

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