Impact of exposure to insulation wool on lung reaction and cough in Swedish construction workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 661-667

  Albin, M ^a   Engholm, G ^b   Hallin, N ^c   Hagmar, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c Swed Constr Indust's O   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Insulation wool; Longitudinal; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPIROMETRY; SWEDEN; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031714487     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.10.661     Document Type: Article

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