Total dust and endotoxin in poultry operations: Comparison between cage and floor housing and respiratory effects in workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 741-748

  Kirychuk, S P ^a,f   Dosman, J A ^a   Reynolds, S J ^c   Willson, P ^b   Senthilselvan, A ^d   Feddes, J J R ^d   Classen, H L ^a   Guenter, W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f IAREH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENDOTOXIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEGMON; POULTRY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ALBERTA; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 33746257075     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000216215.39521.3c     Document Type: Article

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