Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function in a group of women weavers in South Africa

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-306

  Shamssain, M H ^a   Shamsian, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLOCEINAE; ANIMALIA;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DUST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; WOOL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DUST; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; WOOL;

DUST, WOOL; HEALTH HAZARDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WEAVING INDUSTRY, SOUTH AFRICAN;

EID: 0031195230     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469700005042     Document Type: Article

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