Dust exposure, respiratory symptoms, and longitudinal decline of lung function in young coal miners

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 312-319

  Carta, Plinio ^a   Aru, Gabriella ^a   Barbieri, Maria Teresa ^a   Avataneo, Giuseppe ^a   Casula, Duilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coal; Lung function decline; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030007206     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.5.312     Document Type: Article

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