| Document ID (ISN) | 51956 |
| CIS number |
89-833 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sandmark B., Broms I., Löfgren L., Ohlson C.G. |
| Title |
Olfactory function in painters exposed to organic solvents |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1989, Vol.15, No.1, p.60-63. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
The olfactory function of 54 painters exposed to organic solvents was compared with that of 42 unexposed referents. A new clinical test validated for the sense of smell was used, i.e. the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test. Age, smoking habits, exposure to organic solvents, and medical disorders of importance for the sense of smell were recorded. The painters had a somewhat lower test score than the referents. However, the influence of the exposure variable was not statistically significant in a multiple regression analysis including age and smoking habits. The exposure to organic solvents was low, and therefore an effect of high exposure on olfactory function cannot be ruled out. Since some of the painters had earlier been highly exposed, the effects of high exposure are likely to be reversible. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
painting; olfactometry; olfaction; organic solvents |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
special examinations and tests; smoking; comparative study; description of technique; age |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of other sense organs (other than the eye and the ears)
Surface treatment
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