Endotoxin exposure as a major determinant of lung function decline in pig farmers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-18

  Vogelzang, Peter F J ^a   Van Der Gulden, Joost W J ^b   Folgering, Hans ^b   Kolk, Jan J ^b   Heederik, Dick ^b   Preller, Liesbeth ^b   Tielen, Martin J M ^b   Van Schayck, Constant P ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FARMER LUNG; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031918383     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.1.9703087     Document Type: Article

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