Mortality from nonmalignant respiratory diseases among male workers in Norwegian ferroalloy plants

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 342-350

  Hobbesland, Ånund ^a   Kjuus, Helge ^b   Thelle, Dag S ^c  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amorphous silica; Asthma; Bronchitis; Emphysema; Ferrosilicon; Lung disease; Manganese; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0030704237     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.230     Document Type: Article

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