| Document ID (ISN) | 110013 |
| CIS number |
09-1038 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0815-6409 - Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Monaghan B., Norrish J., Potter J., Yeo W., Naidoo V. |
| Title |
Self-reported health symptoms, cardiovascular risk and fume exposure in welders |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2009, Vol.25, No.3, p.223-230. Illus. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
Welding is one of the most common sources of occupational exposure to manganese, suspected to be linked to Parkinson's disease. There are however many clinical conditions which can be mistaken for Parkinson's disease. Traditionally, positive diagnosis has only been accepted on autopsy. The risk factors for other conditions that mimic Parkinson's disease are high blood pressure, hypercholesterolemia and smoking. It is likely that, 30 years ago, many workers would have been smokers and would not have had hypertension diagnosed or aggressively managed. This study investigated risk exposure and self-reported health symptoms in a cohort of welders by means of a questionnaire, to advance research in this area. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
neurotoxic effects; Parkinson's disease; welding and cutting; welding fumes; risk factors; symptoms |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hypertension; cholesterol; smoking; determination in blood; exposure evaluation; questionnaire survey; confounding factors; diagnosis |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the nervous system
Welding and cutting
|
