Health complaints after a malodorous chemical explosion: a longitudinal study
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Health complaints after a malodorous chemical explosion: a longitudinal study.
BACKGROUND Physical and psychological symptoms are prevalent in populations recently affected by industrial accidents. Follow-up studies of human health effects are scarce, and as most of them focus on residents, little is known about the long-term health effects among workers exposed to malodorous emissions following a chemical explosion. AIMS To assess whether subjective health complaints (...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu203