Longitudinal evaluation of dose-response relationships for environmental exposures and pulmonary function in swine production workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-40

  Reynolds, Stephen J ^a   Donham, Kelley J ^a   Whitten, Paul ^a   Merchant, James A ^a   Burmeister, Leon F ^a   Popendorf, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

dose response; dust exposures; pulmonary function; swine workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030034722     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199601)29:1<33::aid-ajim5>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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