Respiratory protective devices: Rates of medical clearance and causes for work restrictions

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 390-394

  Pappas, George P ^a   Takaro, Timothy K ^a   Stover, Bert ^a   Beaudet, Nancy ^a   Salazar, Mary ^a   Calcagni, John ^b   Shoop, Douglas ^c   Barnhart, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Hanford Environ Health Foundation   (United States)

^c Fluor Hanford   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical surveillance; Occupational medicine; Respiratory protective devices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING APPARATUS; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROMETRY; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 0032999766     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199904)35:4<390::AID-AJIM10>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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