Open AccessMorbidity patterns of workers employed in pharmaceutical-chemical industry
Author(s) -
Aleksandar Milovanović,
Branko Jakovljević,
Jovica Milovanović,
Katarina Paunović,
Dragan Ilić,
Nikola Torbica,
Aleksandar Ćorac,
Svetomir Samardzic,
Tatjana Blagojevic
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0704184m
Subject(s) - medicine , chemical industry , environmental engineering , engineering
Work in pharmaceutical-chemical industry is characterized by exposure to numerous hazards, both physical (microclimate, illumination, noise) and chemical (organic solvents). Organic solvents can cause damage to many organic systems and have carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenic effects.