Published May 1984 | Version v1
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Cardiovascular disease and work place exposures

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Description

A summary of the associations between work exposures and heart diseases is presented. The substances discussed include carbon monoxide, nitrates, carbon disulfide, hydrocarbons/fluorocarbons, cold/heat, noise, vibration, ionizing radiations, fibrogenic dusts; antimony, arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, lead, and mercury. These are discussed in terms of risk and the cardiovascular abnormality or disease involved. 117 references, 1 table

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Arch. Environ. Health
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
3
Series
Arch. Environ. Health.
Journal Page Range
218-224
ISSN
0003-9896

Conference

Title
Workshop on chronic disease in the workplace and the environment.
Dates
31 Oct 1982 - 1 Nov 1983.
Place
Washington, DC (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16063756
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON SULFIDES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COBALT; COMPILED DATA; DUSTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIBERS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HYDROCARBONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEAD; MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; MERCURY; METALS; NITRATES; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; RADIATION HAZARDS; REVIEWS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; DATA; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTS; HAZARDS; INFORMATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; SEMIMETALS; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-8310367--.