Nasal mucociliary clearance in coal mine workers

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 767-769

  Çinar, Fikret ^a   Beder, Levent ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; SACCHARIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAL MINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NOSE; SEA LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; WORKER; DRUG EFFECT; DUST; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE CAVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; COAL MINING; DUST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NASAL CAVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SACCHARIN;

EID: 2942739228     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2003.11.020     Document Type: Article

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