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ID (ISN) del documento47438
Número CIS 87-167
ISSN - Título de la serie 0016-9900 - Gigiena i sanitarija
Año 1985
Número de serie
Autor(es) Garas'ko E.V., Brodilo L.I., Zaripova E.P.
Título Effectiveness of vitamin supplements and ultraviolet irradiation on women operating sewing machines
Título original Ėffektivnost' dopolnitel'noj vitaminizacii i ul'trafioletovogo oblučenija rabotnic švejnogo ceha [en ruso]
Información bibliográfica Aug. 1985, No.8, p.83-84. 8 ref.
Resumen An erythaema dose of ultraviolet light (5.5 milliequivalent radium/m2) was administered to 95 women during the fall, winter and early spring (8h/day). Vitamin supplements were provided for 4 months (1 Dec.-31 Mar.). The vitamin dose was adjusted to take account of each subject's job. Clinical examination and tests showed that vitamin supplementation improved the overall state of health of the workers, decreased the fragility of capillaries in their skins and increased the light sensitivity of their visual analysers. The activity of their immune systems was also increased. However, hypovitaminosis was only reduced, not eliminated. It is recommended that vitamin supplementation be administered throughout the winter and spring (Dec.-May).
Descriptores (primarios) profilaxis a los rayos ultravioletas; vitaminas; invierno; confección de artículos textiles; cosido; mujeres; nutrición
Descriptores (secundarios) investigaciones sobre el hombre
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Fisiología del trabajo
Broad subject area(s) Aspectos generales
Navegación por categoria(s) Clothing and finished textile products industry
Natural phenomena
Nutrición