| Literature DB >> 7927840 |
S Sardas1, A E Karakaya, Y Furtun.
Abstract
Car painting workers are exposed to a number of potentially genotoxic agents. The frequencies of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) were determined in a group of 22 workers involved in painting repaired cars in small workshops. An occupationally non-exposed age-matched group served as controls. There was a significant difference (P < 0.001) in the mean SCE levels in exposed (7.81 +/- 1.50) and non-exposed (4.92 +/- 0.10) groups. Smoking habit was the other factor most influencing SCE levels. Among both the exposed workers and the controls, smokers had a higher SCE frequency than non-smokers.Mesh:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7927840 DOI: 10.1007/bf00386576
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health ISSN: 0340-0131 Impact factor: 3.015