| ID (ISN) del documento | 61176 |
| Número CIS |
93-1954 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Año |
1993 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
James R.C., Busch H., Tamburro C.H., Roberts S.M., Schell J.D., Harbison R.D. |
| Título |
Polychlorinated biphenyl exposure and human disease |
| Información bibliográfica |
Feb. 1993, Vol. 35, No. 2, p.136-148. 58 ref. |
| Resumen |
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) continue to be of great environmental and occupational health interest. This review summarises the major clinical findings reported in individuals incurring the greatest PCB exposure - those persons working in the manufacturing or repair of electrical capacitors or transformers. The potential target organs addressed in the studies reviewed include the liver, lungs, skin, cardiovascular system, nervous system, certain endocrine systems, the blood/immune system, and the gastrointestinal and urinary tracts. After careful analysis, the weight of evidence suggests that the only adverse health effects attributable to high, occupational PCB exposures are dermal. This review confirms and extends the observations of others, i.e., that the collective occupational experience with PCB fluids provides no evidence for adverse PCB effects on any other organ systems. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
bifenilos policlorados; riesgos para la salud; dermatosis; absorción cutánea |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
revisión bibliográfica; transformadores; extrapolación del animal al hombre; acné clórico; condensadores |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Skin diseases
Halogenated hydrocarbons
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