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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 35421 |
CIS number |
81-761 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
Year |
1980 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Elofsson S.A., Gamberale F., Hindmarsh T., Iregren A., Isaksson A., Johnsson I., Knave B., Lydahl E., Mindus P., Persson H.E., Philipson B., Steby M., Struwe G., Söderman E., Wennberg A., Widén L. |
Title |
Exposure to organic solvents - A cross-sectional epidemiologic investigation on occupationally exposed car and industrial spray painters with special reference to the nervous system. |
Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1980, Vol.6, No.4, p.239-273. Illus. 86 ref. |
Abstract |
80 spray painters with long-term low-level exposure were compared with 2 reference groups of 80 controls. Studies included psychiatric interviews, psychometric tests, neurological, neurophysiological and ophthalmological examination, and computed tomography of the brain. There were statistically significant differences between exposed workers and controls for psychiatric items relating to neurathenic syndrome and psychometric tests (reaction time, manual dexterity, perceptual speed, short-term memory). Most neurophysiological parameters measuring peripheral functions showed significant differences. Some differences were found in the results of ophthalmological examination and computed tomography. Exposure levels were well below Swedish exposure limits. |
Descriptors (primary) |
neurotoxic effects; motor vehicle industry; organic solvents; paint spraying |
Descriptors (secondary) |
cataract; neurasthenia; nervous conduction; comparative study; long-term exposure; radiological changes; psychological tests |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the nervous system Motor vehicle manufacturing industry Surface treatment
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