Lung function changes in workers exposed to cobalt compounds. A 13-year follow-up

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-166

  Verougstraete, Violaine ^a   Mallants, Alex ^b   Buchet, Jean Pierre ^b   Swennen, Bert ^b   Lison, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Longitudinal studies; Occupational exposure; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

COBALT DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HLA DP ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; WORKER;

BELGIUM; COBALT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 3142781950     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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