An investigation into the acute respiratory reaction to the inhalation of tamarind seed preparations.
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An outbreak of cough and dyspnoea among workers in textile factories was recently reported by Murray, Dingwall-Fordyce, and Lane (1957). A new sizing agent prepared from the kernel of the seed of Tamarindus indica had been introduced and it was thought that the condition was a reaction to a constituent of this size. The present investigation was designed to confirm that the illnesses were due to the size and to determine, if possible, the actual constituent responsible and the nature of the reaction.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of industrial medicine
دوره 14 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1957