title: Symptoms indicative of the effects of organic solvent exposure in Dutch painters.
abstract: The report describes the results of a cross-sectional study among two groups of young and older painters and two age-matched control groups. The study was intended to gather information on the occurrence of solvent-exposure symptoms among Dutch workers using a mailed questionnaire. Results indicated that among young painters and to a lesser extent among older painters what is commonly accepted as specific symptoms and additional solvent-related symptoms showed a higher frequency than among the controls. The most interesting observation was a significant relationship between the frequency of periods of heavy exposure and the severity of most symptom categories, whereas there was a lack of consistent relationships with other exposure parameters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurotoxicology and Applied Neuroscience, TNO Medical Biological Laboratory, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hooisma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hänninen
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Emmen
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kulig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009426:Netherlands; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010151:Paintings; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012997:Solvents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents