Occupational inhalant exposure and respiratory disorders among never-smokers referred to a hospital pulmonary function laboratory

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 322, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 121-126

  Mak, Gordon K ^a   Gould, Michael K ^a   Kuschner, Ware G ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mail Stop 111P ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Lung diseases; Obstructive; Occupational exposure; Population attributable risk; Questionnaires; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0034843363     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200109000-00002     Document Type: Article

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