Chronic respiratory disease morbidity in construction workers: Patterns and prognostic significance for permanent disability and overall mortality

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1093-1099

  Rothenbacher, D ^a   Arndt, V ^a   Fraisse, E ^a   Daniel, U ^b   Fliedner, T M ^a   Brenner, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Workmen's Compensation Board for Construction Workers Wuerttemberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

cigarette smoking; construction workers; early retirement; mortality; occupational diseases; respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETIREMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0030908713     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10051093     Document Type: Article

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