Impairment of peak expiratory flow rate in shift workers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 431-435

  Chandrawanshi, Arti ^a   Pati, Atanu Kumar ^a  

^a PT RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cement plant; Day worker; PEFR; Shift worker

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PLANTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; STATISTICS;

BODY SURFACE AREA; DAY WORKER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SHIFT WORKER;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030152603     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8141(95)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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