A prospective study of lung function among boilermaker construction workers exposed to combustion particulates

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 454-462

  Hauser, Russ ^a   Eisen, Ellen A ^b   Pothier, Lucille ^c   Christiani, David C ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Boilermaker; Combustion particulates; Lung function; Natural gas; Occupational health; Respiratory diseases; Welding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; WELDING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POWER PLANTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0035033003     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.1039     Document Type: Article

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