Reducing Chemical Exposures in Nail Salons through Owner and Worker Trainings: An Exploratory Intervention Study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 806-817

  Quach, Thu ^a,b,c   Varshavsky, Julia ^a   Von Behren, Julie ^a   Garcia, Erika ^a   Tong, My ^a   Nguyen, Tuan ^d   Tran, Alisha ^c   Gunier, Robert ^a   Reynolds, Peggy ^a,b  

^a Cancer Prevention Institute of California   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Asian Health Services   (United States)

^d State Compensation Insurance Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Methyl methacrylate; Nail salons; Toluene; Total volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEAUTY CULTURE; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84879302616     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22146     Document Type: Article

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