Document ID (ISN) | 48103 |
CIS number |
87-1026 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
Year |
1986 |
Convention or series no. |
Fiche d'allergologie resp. prof. No.3
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Author(s) |
Rosenberg N., Gervais P. |
Title |
Colophony-induced asthma in the workplace |
Original title |
Asthme professionnel à la colophane [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1986, No.28, p.311-313. 17 ref. |
Abstract |
Information note aimed at occupational physicians. Prevalence in the exposed population (mainly solderers in the electronics industry). Diagnosis in the work environment; medical confirmation (skin tests and establishing a functional profile suggesting asthma; aetiological diagnosis). Study (1-4 years after diagnosis) of the evolution of the condition in 28 subjects who had been sensitised during soldering operations in the electronics industry. Medical and technical prevention. Compensation. |
Descriptors (primary) |
colophony; allergic asthma; allergic respiratory disorders; occupational medicine; electronics industry |
Descriptors (secondary) |
data sheet; diagnosis |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment Allergies Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar) Electronics industry
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