Coal mine dust exposure and spirometry in experienced miners

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1560-1566

  Henneberger, Paul K ^a   Attfield, Michael D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0029927023     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.5.8630602     Document Type: Article

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