Respiratory health effects related to occupational spray painting and welding

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 728-739

  Hammond, S Katharine ^a,b   Gold, Ellen ^a,c   Baker, Robin ^a,b,e   Quinlan, Patricia ^a,d   Smith, William ^a,c   Pandya, Robert ^a,d,f   Balmes, John ^a,b,d  

^a Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Labor Occupational Health Program   (United States)

^f KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAINTING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELDING;

EID: 22444441296     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000165748.31326.e8     Document Type: Article

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