| ID (ISN) del documento | 109323 |
| Número CIS |
09-390 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Año |
2008 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Rabinowitz P.M., Galusha D., Slade M.D., Dixon-Ernst C., O'Neill A., Fiellin M., Cullen M.R. |
| Título |
Organic solvent exposure and hearing loss in a cohort of aluminium workers |
| Información bibliográfica |
Apr. 2008, Vol.65, No.4, p.230-235. 18 ref. |
| Resumen |
This retrospective cohort study was undertaken to examine the relationship between solvent exposure and hearing loss among workers of a large aluminium producer in the United States. A cohort of 1319 workers aged 35 years or less at inception was followed for five years. Typical solvent exposures involved mixtures of xylene, toluene and methyl ethyl ketone. Subjects were classified as solvent exposed or not on the basis of industrial hygiene records linked with individual job histories. Hearing levels were assessed using pure tone audiometry. Data were subjected to univariate and multivariate logistic models. Findings show that exposure to organic solvents is a risk factor for high frequency hearing loss, although the data do not allow conclusions about dose-response relationships. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
industria del aluminio; factores de riesgo; déficit de la audición; disolventes orgánicos |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Estados Unidos; butanona; tolueno; xileno; valoración estadística; estudio de cohorte; observación de larga duración; audiometría de sonidos puros; valoración de la exposición |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Metalurgia, trabajo de los metales
Ruido, audición, vibraciones
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Riesgos físicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
Smelting and refining operations
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