Respiratory symptoms, spirometry and chronic occupational paraquat exposure

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 421-427

  Castro Gutiérrez, Néstor ^a   McConnell, Rob ^b,f   Andersson, Kjell ^c   Pacheco Antón, Feliciano ^d   Hogstedt, Christer ^e  

^a National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Ministry of Health   (Nicaragua)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyspnea; Herbicides; Pesticides; Spirometry; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; PARAQUAT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NAIL DISEASE; NICARAGUA; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

EID: 0031465903     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.264     Document Type: Article

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