ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

There are suggestions in the literature that vinyl chloride (VC) acts as a lung irritant. Respiratory questionnaires and lung function tests were administered to 174 chemical (VC) workers, 81 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) workers, 72 former VC workers, and 136 rubber workers, and 68 maintenance workers with exposure to VC, PVC, and rubber. Except for small airways obstruction associated with rubber, increased respiratory symptoms and decreased pulmonary function were not associated with working in chemicals, plastics, or rubber. Some increases in baseline pulmonary function were associated with VC exposure. Acute reductions in pulmonary function were observed in smokers working in chemicals, plastics, and rubber. Heavier cigarette smokers over 40 years of age had the most adversely affected respiratory system.Work was not associated with chronic respiratory effects, but all exposure groups experienced some acute respiratory insult.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The determination of risk at work is a shared responsibility of the employer and the employee, but objective evaluation of determining risk may be outweighed by economic considerations. Who and in what instances a person shall work is further modified by legal, social, and cultural restraints. The physician, as the agent of the employer, is often a key factor in deciding the real risk inherent in working in a specific environment, in informing management of the risk, and in determining which worker will accept the risk.The conscientiousness, competence, and ethical character of the physician are challenged by these responsibilities and circumstances, and a code of behavior is outlined for professional conduct of the occupational physician.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1976

数据来源: OVID