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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.
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
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system
Cyano compounds
Plastics industry
Chemical industry