Pulmonary function in jute dust-exposed workers: A dose-response relationship

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-318

  Chen, Jie ^a   Lou, Jiezhi ^a   Guo, Xiaofang ^a   Zhou, Chen ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dose response relationship; Exposure limit; Jute dust; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; SMOKING;

EID: 0030702102     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.39.313     Document Type: Article

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