Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Italian law (decree no. 336/1994) and epidemiological evidence;Broncopneumopatia cronica ostruttiva professionale nel DPR 336/1994 e nell'evidenza epidemiologica

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-16

  Mastrangelo, G ^a   Fedeli, U ^a   Fadda, Emanuela ^a   Milan, G ^a   Saia, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control studies; COPD; Epidemiology; Occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; EMPLOYMENT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; ITALY; LAW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; RISK; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK;

EID: 3042842859     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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