Longitudinal changes in lung function associated with aspects of swine- confinement exposure

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1048-1052

  Vogelzang, Peter F J ^a   Van Der Gulden, Joost W J ^a   Folgering, Hans ^a   Van Schayck, Constant P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEAT INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE;

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EID: 0032413644     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199812000-00003     Document Type: Article

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