- Asbestos-related Diseases among Asbestos Textile Factory Workers and Residents Around the Factory
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Kang DM, Gu DC, Kim KH
- KMID: 2188012
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 May;52(5):482-488.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.5.482
The asbestos textile industry is characterized by the highest asbestos ambient air concentration of those workers who have suffered from high incidence of lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, and other asbestos... -
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- Occupational and Environmental Asbestos Exposure in Korea
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Koo JW, Kim HR
- KMID: 2188001
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 May;52(5):442-448.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.5.442
Asbestos had been produced from the 1930s to the early 1990s in Korea. There has been gradual increase of importing asbestos until the middle 1990s in response to increased use... -
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- Occupational Asthma Induced by the Reactive Dye Synozol Red-K 3BS
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Jin HJ, Kim JH, Kim JE, Ye YM, Park HS
- KMID: 1803328
- Allergy Asthma Immunol Res.
- 2011 Jul;3(3):212-214.
- doi: 10.4168/aair.2011.3.3.212
Various reactive dyes can elicit occupational asthma in exposed textile industry workers. To date, there has been no report of occupational asthma caused by the red dye Synozol Red-K 3BS... -
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- A Case of Cicatricial Contracted Stomach Due to the Ingestion of Formalin
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Jeong SC, Lee SI, Kim HR, Song TJ, Whang IS, Kim CD, Ryu HS, Hyun JH
- KMID: 2143708
- Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
- 1989 May;9(1):11-14.
Formaldehyde is a colorless irritating gas of pungent odor, which is used as a disinfectant, antiseptic, deodorant, tissue fixative and embalming fluid, It is used in the formation of resins,... -
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- Respiratory Symptoms, Pulmonary Function Tests, and Asbestos Related Chest Radiograph Abnormalities of Former Asbestos Textile Factory Workers
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Bae H, Kang D, Kim Y, Kim J, Kim Y, Kim KI, Kim K
- KMID: 2075068
- Korean J Occup Environ Med.
- 2010 Dec;22(4):331-344.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, asbestos-related chest radiograph abnormalities and abnormal pulmonary function tests among former asbestos textile factory workers and... -
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- An Effect of Revolutions Per Minute (r.p.m.) in the Noise Characteristics
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Cha BS
- KMID: 2281989
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1977 Oct;10(1):94-101.
Noise pollution, both in the environment and in the workplace, has been recognized as a major health hazard - one that can impair not only a person's hearing but also... -
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- Ovarian cancer in a former asbestos textile factory worker: a case report
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Park S, Park J, Lee E, Eom H, Shin MY, Kim J, Kang D, Lee S
- KMID: 2428631
- Ann Occup Environ Med.
- 2018 ;30(1):65.
- doi: 10.1186/s40557-018-0277-1
BACKGROUND: The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) defined that asbestos is a group 1 substance that causes lung cancer, mesothelioma (pleura and peritoneum), laryngeal cancer, and ovarian cancer... -
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- Sleeping Patterns and Gastrointestinal Disorders According to the Shift Works in Female Textile Workers
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Yoo KH
- KMID: 2282669
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1994 Mar;27(1):74-83.
To investigate the sleeping patterns and gastrointestinal disorders of shift workers, the auther studied 434 female workers who worked at textile industry ill Taejon city from september 1 ,1992 to... -
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- The Effect of Textile Industry on the Workers' Blood Pressure
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Lee JY
- KMID: 2282179
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1984 Sep;17(1):25-30.
To assess the effect of noise on the blood pressure of workers, 70 weaving and 70 refining female workers in 15 to 24 years of ages were tested for the... -
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- Influencing Facotrs that Affect the Biological Monitoring of Workers Exposed to N,N-Dimethylformamide in Textile Coating Factories
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Chung IS, Kim JG, Choi SK, Bae JY, Lee MY
- KMID: 792405
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2006 Mar;39(2):171-176.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to assess the factors influencing biological monitoring of textile coating factory workers exposed to N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF). METHODS: We studied 35 workers who were... -
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- Noise-Induced Hearing Disturbance Textile Weavers by Individual Pure Tone Threshold Determination Test in Taegu City
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Park HC
- KMID: 2281909
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1974 Oct;7(1):177-183.
It is generally recognized that the environmental noise of the various working places thought to be the cause of hearing disturbance. This survey was carried out to evaluate the prevalence... -
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- An Analytical Study on Work Environments and Occupational Diseases in Korea(1987)
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Yum YT
- KMID: 2027834
- Korean J Occup Environ Med.
- 1989 Feb;1(1):39-45.
Health care management for industrial workers in Korea in terms of occupational health launched in 1953 when the Labour Act was enacted. Nevertheless, negligence of government on reality of workers... -
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- A Study on the Measurements of Total Body Fat in Korean Women Worker
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Bin SD, Ryu TK
- KMID: 2281872
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1973 Dec;6(1):17-26.
For purpose of understanding of women worker's nutritional status in Korea, the author had studied on 668 workers who are working in textile industry, chemical industry, manufacture of electrical machinery... -
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- An Epidemiological Study on the Industrial Injures of Textile Workers in Daegu Area
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Kang PS
- KMID: 2282101
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1981 Oct;14(1):81-88.
The present study was conducted to investigate the status of industrial injuries through a prospective study for a year from August 1980 to July 1981. The subjects were 15 textile... -
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- Occupational Cancer in Korea in the 1990s
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Kang SK, Ahn YS, Chung HK
- KMID: 2028159
- Korean J Occup Environ Med.
- 2001 Dec;13(4):351-359.
The proportion of cancer as a cause of death in Korean has been continuously increasing. In 2000, 24 %(59,020 of 247,346) of deaths were caused by cancer. Occupational exposure would... -
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