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Document ID (ISN)46293
CIS number 86-1081
Year 1981
Convention or series no.
Title Occupational health problems among beedi tobacco processing workers
Bibliographic information Annual Report 1981, National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad-380016, India, p.27-30.
Abstract Blood analyses and electrocardiograms of beedi (cigarette) tobacco processing workers showed no abnormalities in comparison with controls. This supports the conclusion of a preliminary study that the symptoms reported by the subjects (see preceding abstract) are due to nicotine exposure.
Descriptors (primary) India; nicotine; tobacco industry
Descriptors (secondary) cotinine; epidemiologic study; developing countries; exposure tests; determination in blood
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Heterocyclic compounds
Tobacco industry