| Document ID (ISN) | 43155 |
| CIS number |
85-236 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1984 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Levine R.J., DalCorso R.D., Blunden P.B., Battigelli M.C. |
| Title |
The effects of occupational exposure on the respiratory health of West Virginia morticians |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1984, Vol.26, No.2, p.91-98. Illus. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
Standardised respiratory disease questionnaires and pulmonary function tests were administered to 90 white male morticians. Detailed occupational histories including estimates of the number of bodies personally embalmed were also obtained. The pulmonary function of the morticians compared favourably with that of residential groups in other parts of the US. Relatively high exposure to formaldehyde in morticians was not associated with chronic bronchitis or pulmonary function deficits, indicating that long-term intermittent exposure exerts no meaningful chronic effect on respiratory health. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
formaldehyde; funeral services; respiratory impairment; embalming |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
long-term exposure; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Other industries and occupations
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Funeral services
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Aldehydes
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