| Document ID (ISN) | 64395 |
| CIS number |
95-992 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ng T.P., Lee H.S., Malik M.A., Chee C.B.E., Cheong T.H., Wang Y.T. |
| Title |
Asthma in chemical workers exposed to aliphatic polyamines |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1995, Vol.45, No.1, p.45-48. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
Respiratory morbidity was assessed in 12 workers exposed to aliphatic polyamines in a chemical factory and in 60 unexposed workers in three other workplaces. Many amine workers reported symptoms of chronic cough, chronic phlegm, wheezing and exertional breathlessness. Exposed workers also had a greater diurnal variation in peak expiratory flow rates than did the unexposed workers. One case of amine-induced asthma was confirmed while three other workers showed asthmatic symptoms which bore a temporal relationship to work exposure. The study indicated a very high risk of asthma and chronic airways disease among workers exposed to aliphatic amines. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
triethylenetetramine; chemical industry; asthma; ethylenediamine; morbidity; diethylenetriamine |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Singapore; spirometry; ventilatory capacity; maximal expiratory flow |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Singapore |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Aliphatic amines
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