TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Subjective health complaints among workers in the aftermath of an oil tank explosion
JO  - Archives of environmental and occupational health
A1  - Tjalvin, Gro
A1  - Hollund, Bjørg Eli
A1  - Lygre, Stein Håkon Låstad
A1  - Moen, Bente Elisabeth
A1  - Bråtveit, Magne
SP  - 332
EP  - 340
VL  - 70
IS  - 6
N2  - The aim of the study was to assess whether exposed workers had more subjective health complaints than controls one and a half years after a chemical explosion involving a mixture of hydrocarbons and sulfurous compounds. A cross-sectional survey based on The Subjective Health Complaints Inventory (SHC) were conducted among 147 exposed workers and 137 controls. A significantly higher total SCH score (linear regression, p = 0.01) was found for the exposed workers compared to controls when adjusting for gender, age, smoking habits and educational level. The exposed workers reported significantly more headache, hot flashes, sleep problems, tiredness, dizziness and sadness/depression. We do not know the cause of these complaints, but health personnel should be aware that health complaints might be related to polluting episodes even when exposure levels are below occupational guideline levels.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1933-8244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2014.918929
ID  - ref1
ER  -