Effects of occupational exposure on respiratory system in carpet workers

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-26

  Rastogi, S K ^a   Ahmad, I ^a   Pangtey, B S ^a   Mathur, N ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DUST EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SAMPLING; SPIROMETER; TEXTILE FIBER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WOOL; YARN;

EID: 0041302648     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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