Pulmonary function in fur-processing workers: A dose-response relationship

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-41

  Chen, Jie ^a   Lou, Jiezhi ^a   Liu, Zhenlin ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dose response; Exposure limit; Fur dust; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; RISK FACTOR; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHINA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUST; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037740999     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.1.37-41     Document Type: Article

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