Lung function tests in electroplaters of East Delhi

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-342

  Natarajan, Sujata ^b   Gupta, Pratibha ^b   Singh, Savita ^a   Gambhir, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAL CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METALLURGY; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037696964     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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