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    Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2004;55(3):207-15.

    [Health hazard for medical staff exposed to nitrous oxide].

    [Article in Polish]

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    Zakład Biochemii Toksykologicznej, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, 30-688 Kraków, ul. Medyczna 9.

    Abstract

    The paper briefly reviews available data on occupational exposure to nitrous oxide and health consequences in medical staff. Special attention is paid on causes of nitrous oxide contamination in occupational environment and monitoring its concentrations. On the basis of the epidemiological studies it was ascertained that nitrous oxide exerts multiple deleterious effects on human organism, especially on fertility, pregnancy, central nervous system and bone marrow.

    PMID:
    15732497
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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