Occupation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 947-955

  Hendrick, D J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ASTHMA; COTTON; DUST; INDUSTRY; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

CADMIUM;

ASTHMA; CADMIUM; DUST; GOSSYPIUM; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0029658854     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.9.947     Document Type: Review

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