A Cohort Study on Self-Reported Respiratory Symptoms of Toner-Handling Workers : Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis from 2003 to 2008
Joint Authors
Ogami, Akira
Masuda, Masashi
Kochi, Takeshi
Murase, Tadashi
Kitamura, Hiroko
Hata, Koichi
Kurosaki, Shizuka
Higashi, Toshiaki
Terunuma, Niina
Yanagi, Nobuaki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examines the relationship between toner-handling work and its health effects on self-reported respiratory symptoms.
The subjects were 1,504 male workers in a Japanese toner and photocopier manufacturing company.
Personal exposure measurement, pulmonary function tests, chest X-ray examination, measurement of biomarkers, and a questionnaire about self-reported respiratory symptoms were performed annually.
This study discusses the questionnaire results.
We found that the toner-handling group showed significantly higher prevalence of breathlessness than the never-toner-handling group.
The significant reduction of pulmonary function and fibrosis change in the chest X-ray examination associated with breathlessness were not observed.
However the morbidity of asthma was higher compared to the Japanese population in both of the toner-handling group and the never-toner handling group, the effect of toner exposure was not clarified.
Nevertheless, while the toner exposure levels in the current well-controlled working environment may be sufficiently low to prevent adverse health effects, further studies are needed to assess the more long-term latent health effects of toner exposure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kitamura, Hiroko& Terunuma, Niina& Kurosaki, Shizuka& Hata, Koichi& Masuda, Masashi& Kochi, Takeshi…[et al.]. 2014. A Cohort Study on Self-Reported Respiratory Symptoms of Toner-Handling Workers : Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis from 2003 to 2008. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501253
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kitamura, Hiroko…[et al.]. A Cohort Study on Self-Reported Respiratory Symptoms of Toner-Handling Workers : Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis from 2003 to 2008. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501253
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kitamura, Hiroko& Terunuma, Niina& Kurosaki, Shizuka& Hata, Koichi& Masuda, Masashi& Kochi, Takeshi…[et al.]. A Cohort Study on Self-Reported Respiratory Symptoms of Toner-Handling Workers : Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis from 2003 to 2008. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501253
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501253