Effect of carbon black exposure on respiratory function and symptoms

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 144-155

  Harber, Philip ^a   Muranko, Henry ^b   Solis, Sofia ^a   Torossian, Ani ^a   Merz, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Muranko and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; BRONCHITIS; CARBON; DUST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; JOB DESCRIPTION; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0344407516     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000052955.59271.66     Document Type: Article

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