The prevalence of asthma and heart disease in transport workers: A practice-based study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 469, 2001, Pages 638-643

  Fleming, D M ^a   Charlton, J R H ^a  

^a RCGP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Environmental pollution; General Practice Morbidity Survey; Ischaemic heart disease; Occupational medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICS; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0034897941     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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