Respiratory health of bus drivers in Hong Kong

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 414-418

  Jones, A Y M ^a   Lam, P K W ^a   Dean, E ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air conditioned buses; PM10; Respiratory health; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; LEAD;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATHING RATE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SORE THROAT; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAL CAPACITY; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TRANSPORTATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 33645139009     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0061-8     Document Type: Article

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