Acute respiratory health effects among cement factory workers in Tanzania: An evaluation of a simple health surveillance tool

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-56

  Mwaiselage, Julius ^a   Moen, Bente ^a   Bråtveit, Magne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cement dust; Exposure response relationship; Health surveillance; Peak expiratory flow rate (PEF); Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

CEMENT;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DUST EXPOSURE; DYSPNEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIFT WORKER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TANZANIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TANZANIA;

EID: 31144445318     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0019-x     Document Type: Article

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