Assessment of occupational symptoms and chemical exposures for nail salon technicians in Daegu City, Korea

• Published in: Journal of preventive medicine and public health Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 169 - 176
• Main Authors: Park, Sung-Ae, Gwak, Sugyeong, Choi, Sangjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 01.05.2014; Korean Society for Preventive Medicine; 대한예방의학회
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Air Pollutants, Occupational - chemistry; Eye Diseases - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Methylmethacrylate; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal Diseases - physiopathology; Nail salon; Nail technician; Occupational Diseases - physiopathology; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Occupational symptom; Original; Republic of Korea; Respiratory Tract Diseases - physiopathology; Skin Diseases - physiopathology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Ventilation; Volatile Organic Compounds - analysis; Workplace; Young Adult; 예방의학; Republic of Korea; Nail salon; Occupational symptom; Nail technician; Methylmethacrylate

This study aimed to evaluate occupational symptoms and chemical exposures of nail salon technicians. Work-related symptoms of nail salon technicians in Daegu City were surveyed using a researcher-administered questionnaire, and responses were compared to those of non-exposed office workers as contro...