| Document ID (ISN) | 108846 |
| CIS number |
08-1288 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0034-8732 - Prevención |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Tabasco Fernández M. |
| Title |
Ototoxicity in the world of work |
| Original title |
Ototoxicidad en el mundo laboral [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan.-Mar. 2007, No.179, p.40-51. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://documentacion.apa.es/pdfs/revista/P179_4.pdf [in Spanish]
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| Abstract |
Based on the findings of a literature survey, this article discusses the main substances (chemicals, pharmaceuticals, solvents) that affect to the auditory health of the workers and their effects, and proposes preventive measures. The consequences of simultaneous exposure to noise and ototoxic substances are also discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
toxic substances; chemical products; ototoxic effects; risk factors; hearing loss |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
pharmaceutical products; carbon monoxide; noise; synergism; solvents; limitation of exposure; hydrocyanic acid |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Chemical safety
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
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