Lung function and respiratory symptoms related to changes in smoking habits in asbestos-exposed subjects

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 178-183

  Waage, Halfrid P ^a   Vatten, Lars J ^b   Opedal, Einar ^c   Hilt, Bjørn ^a,d  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Comm Hlth Serv the Dist of Tinn ^*  (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ASBESTOSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0029913845     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199602000-00015     Document Type: Article

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