Effects of personal exposures on pulmonary function and work-related symptoms among sawmill workers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 281-289

  Mandryk, John ^a   Alwis, K Udeni ^b   Hocking, Ailsa D ^c  

^a Epidemiology Health Reform Transitional Office Western   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biohazards; Endotoxin; Fungi; Lung function; Sawmills; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FUNGI; HEALTH HAZARDS; PERSONNEL; PULMONARY DISEASES; SAWDUST; SAWMILLS;

BIOHAZARDS; ENDOTOXIN; LUNG FUNCTION;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ENDOTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; WOOD DUST; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034213739     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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