Toenail dust particles: A potential inhalation hazard to podiatrists?

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue , 2002, Pages 365-368

  Donaldson, C L ^a   Carline, T ^a   Brown, D M ^b   Gilmour, P S ^c   Donaldson, K ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endotoxin; IL 8; toenail dust

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELLS; DEPOSITS; DUST; MACROPHAGES;

AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; DUST COLLECTED; ENDOTOXIN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IL-8; LUNG EPITHELIAL CELLS; MONOCYTE-DERIVED MACROPHAGES; RESPIRATORY TRACT;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84866689054     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/46.suppl-1.365     Document Type: Conference Paper

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