Prevalence of self-reported respiratory disease symptoms among veterinarians in the Southern Netherlands

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-207

  Tielen, Martin J M ^a,b   Elbers, Armin R W ^a   Snijdelaar, Mirjam ^c   Van Gulick, Paul J M M ^c   Preller, Liesbeth ^d   Blaauw, Pieter J ^e  

^a Animal Health Service Boxtel   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Anim Hlth Serv the S Netherlands ^*  (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

atopy; respiratory protective device; respiratory symptoms; smoking; veterinary practitioners

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SMOKING; SPECIALISM; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0030041133     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199602)29:2<201::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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