High Prevalence of Reversible Airway Obstruction in Asbestos-Exposed Workers

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 441-445

  Delpierre, Stephane ^a   Delvolgo Gori, Marie Jose ^b   Faucher, Marion ^a   Jammes, Yves ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asbestos; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036771512     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209601435     Document Type: Article

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