Inquiry into occurrence of byssinosis in jute mill workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 225-231

  Chattopadhyay, B P ^a   Saiyed, H N ^b   Alam, Sk Jane ^a   Roy, S K ^a   Thakur, S ^a   Dasgupta, T K ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Byssinosis; Chronic obstructive lung disease; Jute; Pulmonary function test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BYSSINOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

CANNABIS SATIVA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 0033401302     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.41.225     Document Type: Article

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