Longitudinal observation of pulmonary function decline in male Japanese workers: Design, baseline results, and methodological considerations of handling pulmonary function data

Industrial Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 305-311

  Nakadate, Toshio ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FEV1; Longitudinal study; Obstructive airway disease; Occupational cohort; Quality control; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; MINERAL FIBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031795101     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.36.305     Document Type: Article

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