A 20-year follow-up study on chronic respiratory effects of exposure to cotton dust

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 881-886

  Wang, X R ^a   Zhang, H X ^e   Sun, B X ^e   Dai, H L ^e   Hang, J Q ^e   Eisen, E A ^a,c   Wegman, D H ^a,c   Olenchock, S A ^d   Christiani, D C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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

^e Shanghai Putuo District People's Hospital ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Byssinosis; Chronic airway disease; Cotton dust; Endotoxin; Lung function; Occupational epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BYSSINOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON DUST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; TEXTILE WORKER; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BYSSINOSIS; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COTTON FIBER; DUST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27744598534     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00125604     Document Type: Article

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