Western red cedar dust exposure and lung function: A dose-response relationship

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 968-973

  Noertjojo, H Kukuh ^b   Dimich Ward, Helen ^b   Peelen, Susan ^b   Dittrick, Michelle ^b   Kennedy, Susan M ^b   Chan Yeung, Moira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD DUST;

EID: 0029907776     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887593     Document Type: Article

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