Lung function and farm size predict healthy worker effect in swine farmers

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 245-254

  Chénard, Liliane ^a,d   Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan ^c   Grover, Vaneeta K ^a   Kirychuk, Shelley P ^a   Lawson, Joshua A ^c   Hurst, Thomas S ^b   Dosman, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Farm size; Healthy worker effect; Longitudinal study; Lung function; Swine farmers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PIG FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33846268734     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.05-2238     Document Type: Article

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