Spirometric abnormalities associated with chronic bronchitis, asthma, and airway hyperresponsiveness among boilermaker construction workers

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2052-2060

  Hauser, Russ ^a   Eisen, Ellen A ^b   Pothier, Lucille ^a   Lewis, Daniel ^c   Bledsoe, Toni ^c   Christiani, David C ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway responsiveness; Asthma; Chronic bronchitis; Lung function; Occupational health; Respiratory tract disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BOILER; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SPIROMETRY; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036279952     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.6.2052     Document Type: Article

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