Pulmonary function of workers in the aluminum industry

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 305-307

  Şan, Lütfiye Nur ^a   Uysal, Hüseyin ^a   Gökbel, Hakki ^a   Bediz, Cem Şeref ^a   Sayal, Ahmet ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Aluminum industry; Exposure; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM FACTORY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY VENTILATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SPIROMETRY; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031934569     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199803)33:3<305::AID-AJIM13>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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