Formaldehyde exposure of medical students and instructors and clinical symptoms during gross anatomy laboratory in Thammasat University

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL 7, 2010, Pages

  Lakchayapakor, Kajorn ^a   Watchalayar, Pensri ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Breathing zone; Formaldehyde; Gross anatomy laboratory

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LABORATORY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANATOMY; CADAVER; FACULTY; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; THAILAND; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952494122     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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