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Study of the effects of hydrogen cyanide exposure in Cassava workers

BACKGROUND: Hydrogen cyanide is the chemical responsible for tissue hypoxia. Chronic exposure to HCN may cause neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular and thyroid defects. Onset of symptoms depends on dose and duration of exposure. Large scale of Cassava processing could be disastrous due to disch...

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Autores principales: Dhas, Priya Kali, Chitra, Pachiappan, Jayakumar, Sylvia, Mary, Aruna Rita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22412292
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.93204