The effects of asthma on the quality of life and employment of construction workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 163-167

  Sauni, R ^a   Oksa, P ^a   Vattulainen, K ^a   Uitti, J ^a   Palmroos, P ^a   Roto, P ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Construction work; Quality of life; Work ability

Indexed keywords

MINERAL FIBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CLEANING; COLD AIR; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SMOKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK LEAVE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 0035016155     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/51.3.163     Document Type: Article

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