@article{ref1,
title="Protection against "green symptoms" from tobacco in Indian harvesters: a preliminary intervention study",
journal="Archives of environmental health",
year="1987",
author="Ghosh, S. K. and Gokani, V. N. and Parikh, J. R. and Doctor, P. B. and Kashyap, S. K. and Chatterjee, B. B.",
volume="42",
number="2",
pages="121-124",
abstract="Two types of gloves were provided to 85 non-Virginia tobacco harvesters who complained of having &quot;green symptoms.&quot; Results show that the use of gloves causes a significant reduction in nicotine absorption as reflected by the nicotine and cotinine excretion rates and also the reduction in the prevalence of &quot;green symptoms,&quot; since contact with the leaves and leaf-sap and the abrasions of the palms was avoided by their use. It was found that the use of rubber gloves afforded protection among 93% of the subjects, while with cotton gloves the proportion was somewhat less (78.5%). Cotton gloves were more comfortable but nondurable while the rubber ones were durable but not so comfortable.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9896",
doi="10.1080/00039896.1987.9935807",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1987.9935807"
}