Respiratory effects of exposure of shipyard workers to epoxy paints.
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Respiratory effects of exposure of shipyard workers to epoxy paints.
Epoxy resin systems have been associated with occupational asthma in several case reports, but medical publications contain little on the potential adverse respiratory effects of these chemicals in exposed worker populations. To further evaluate the association of workplace exposure to epoxy paints and respiratory dysfunction, the cross workshift changes in pulmonary function and symptoms of 32...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1991
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.48.11.783