Self-reported asthma and respiratory symptoms in sewage workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-90

  Friis, Lennart ^a   Norbäck, Dan ^a   Edling, Christer ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Occupational respiratory symptoms; Self reported questionnaire; Sewage workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442739335     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.41.87     Document Type: Article

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