Longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses of lung function in steelworkers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 6 I, 1996, Pages 1907-1913

  Wang, Mei Lin ^a   McCabe, Lloyd ^b   Hankinson, John L ^b   Shamssain, Mohammad H ^b   Gunel, Erdogan ^b   Lapp, N LeRoy ^b   Banks, Daniel E ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0029992426     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.6.8665054     Document Type: Article

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