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Article: Short-Term Effects of Formaldehyde on Peak Expiratory Flow and Irritant Symptoms.
- Article from:
- Archives of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS of the effects of irritants on airway function are difficult because health endpoints tend to be reversible, there is wide variability of responsiveness among subjects, and individuals tend to select themselves out of irritant exposure situations when possible.[1-3] In several recent studies, investigators used repeated measurements of peak expiratory flow (PEF), as well as assessment of respiratory symptoms with a psychometric severity scale questionnaire, all to good effect.[3-7] In a previous pilot study of the acute effects of formaldehyde exposure among student dissecting cadavers in a gross anatomy laboratory, we used these methods.[8] In ...