Chronic bronchitis in textile workers

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-27

  Niven, R McL ^a   Fletcher, A M ^a   Pickering, C A C ^a   Fishwick, D ^a   Warburton, C J ^a   Simpson, J C G ^a   Francis, H ^a   Oldham, L A ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic bronchitis; cotton; lung function; man made fibre; smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE WORKER;

EID: 0031013312     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.1.22     Document Type: Article

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