Research Watch, Litigation Watch: Welding Rods, Mar. 2005
March 17, 2005
ARTICLE: "Exposure to welding fumes is associated with acute systemic inflammatory responses." JOURNAL: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2005 Mar;62(3):157-63. AUTHORS: Kim JY, Chen JC, Boyce PD, Christiani DC. SUMMARY: The authors of the study set out to investigate the acute systemic inflammatory response to welding fume exposure by looking at 24 welders (42% smokers) and 13 non-exposed controls (23% smokers) at a welding school. The researchers found that high levels of welding fume exposure induce acute systemic inflammation in a …
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