Document ID (ISN) | 33592 |
CIS number |
80-1076 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
Year |
1980 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Keogh J.P., Pestronk A., Wertheimer D., Moreland R. |
Title |
An epidemic of urinary retention caused by dimethylaminopropionitrile. |
Bibliographic information |
22-29 Feb. 1980, Vol.243, No.8, p.746-749. 15 ref. |
Abstract |
The epidemic was discovered in a polyurethane production plant, probably due to the use of a catalyst containing dimethylaminopropionitrile. No new cases occurred after its removal. |
Descriptors (primary) |
catalysts; plastics industry; dimethylaminopropionitrile; bladder diseases |
Descriptors (secondary) |
neurotoxic effects; functional nervous disorders; polyurethanes |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system Cyano compounds Plastics industry Chemical industry
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