| Document ID (ISN) | 26313 |
| CIS number |
77-113 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Abbritti G., Siracusa A., Cianchetti C., Coli C.A., Curradi F., Perticoni G.F., De Rosa F. |
| Title |
Shoe-makers' polyneuropathy in Italy: the aetiological problem. |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1976, Vol.33, No.2, p.92-99. Illus. 37 ref. |
| Abstract |
122 cases of shoemaker's polyneuropathy occurring in 1971-1974 are reviewed. Samples of the glues and solvents used were analysed. The disease is more common in women (68%) than in men, and generally begins during winter or early spring. It occurs almost exclusively among workers in small shoe factories with low standards of hygiene. The primary causative agents are probably paraffin hydrocarbons with a low boiling point (pentane, 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, n-hexane, etc.) rather than the triorthocresyl phosphate most often held responsible. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Italy; diseases of nervous system; shoemakers; organic solvents; adhesives |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
triorthocresyl phosphate; aetiology; aliphatic hydrocarbons; occupational health survey; sex-linked differences; polyneuritis |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Footwear, leather and fur industry
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