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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0124-0064</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Salud Pública]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. salud pública]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0124-0064</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Salud Publica, Facultad de Medicina - Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0124-00642017000300382</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/rsap.v19n3.47740</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La exposición ocupacional al formol y la nueva tabla de enfermedades laborales]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Occupational exposure to formaldehyde and new table of occupational diseases]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Idrobo-Avila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ennio H.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vasquez-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jairo A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-Cañas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rubiel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Cauca  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Popayán ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Cauca Departamento de Morfología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Popayán ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Cauca Departamento de Física ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Popayán ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>19</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>382</fpage>
<lpage>385</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0124-00642017000300382&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0124-00642017000300382&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0124-00642017000300382&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En este documento se presenta una actualización referente al efecto carcinógeno del formol; inicialmente se consideran generalidades de su composición química, luego se evidencian algunos de sus usos, tanto en la industria como en las instituciones de salud, y posteriormente se muestra el riesgo al que está expuesta la población general y en particular el personal del área de la salud, como consecuencia de una exposición prolongada ante este componente químico. Se hace hincapié en la concentración del formaldehido tanto en la vida cotidiana como en el ámbito laboral y se consideran los lineamientos del decreto 1477 del 5 de agosto de 2014, emanado por el Ministerio del Trabajo de la República de Colombia, sobre la exposición ocupacional a esta sustancia química resaltando que este decreto no hace mención a los ya conocidos efectos car-cinogénicos del formol, ampliamente soportados por la evidencia científica, dejando un vacío tanto para la prevención ocupacional como para la legislación laboral.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This paper presents an update on the carcinogenic effect of formaldehyde. First, generalities of its chemical composition are considered, followed by the description of some of its uses, both in the industry and in health institutions, as well as an account of the risk to which the general population is exposed, in particular health personnel, as a result of prolonged exposure to this chemical component. Emphasis is placed on the concentration of formaldehyde in everyday life and in the workplace, while the guidelines of decree 1477 of August 5, 2014, issued by the Ministry of Labor of Colombia, on occupational exposure to this chemical are analyzed to demonstrate that this decree does not consider the already known carcinogenic effects of formaldehyde, widely supported by scientific evidence, thus leaving a void for both occupational prevention and labor legislation.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Formaldehído]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cáncer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[leucemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[exposición profesional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[decreto legislativo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[(fuente: DeCS, BIREME)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Formaldehyde]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cancer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[leukemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[occupational exposure]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[legislative decree]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[(source: MeSH, NLM)]]></kwd>
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