Follow-up study of workers in a nylon carpet yarn plant after remedial actions taken against a contaminated humidification system

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 376-383

  Pal, T M ^a   Groothoff, J W ^a   Post, D ^a   De Monchy, J G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Humidifier disease; Intervention; Serology; Skin test; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; SKIN TEST; SMOKING HABIT; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0033842874     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200000130     Document Type: Article

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