Induced sputum evaluation in microwave popcorn production workers

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 991-997

  Akpinar Elci, Muge ^a   Stemple, Kimberly J ^b   Enright, Paul L ^a   Fahy, John V ^c   Bledsoe, Toni A ^a   Kreiss, Kathleen ^a   Weissman, David N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Bronchiolitis obliterans; Cytokines; Diacetyl; Flavoring; Occupation

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; FLAVORING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CELL COUNT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDUCED SPUTUM ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NEUTROPHIL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; WORKER;

EID: 23744481178     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.2.991     Document Type: Article

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