A cross sectional study of the independent effect of occupation on lung function in British coal miners

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-128

  Lewis, Sarah ^a,b   Bennett, John ^a   Richards, Kathie ^a   Britton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal mining; Lung function; Simple pneumoconiosis

Indexed keywords

COAL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0030067771     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.2.125     Document Type: Article

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