Toluene-induced hearing loss among rotogravure printing workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-298

  Morata, Thais C ^a,b,d   Fiorini, Ana Claudia ^b,c   Fischer, Frida Marina ^b   Colacioppo, Sergio ^b   Wallingford, Kenneth M ^a   Krieg, Edward F ^a   Dunn, Derek E ^a   Gozzoli, Luciane ^c   Padrão, Maria Aparecida ^b   Cesar, Chester Luiz G ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Ethanol; Ethyl acetate; Hippuric acid; Interaction; Noise

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; CREATININE; HIPPURIC ACID; TOLUENE;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OTOTOXICITY; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SMOKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 9844264275     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.222     Document Type: Article

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