Occupational respiratory health of New Zealand horse trainers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-341

  Gallagher, Lou M ^a,b   Crane, Julian ^a   Fitzharris, Penny ^c   Bates, Michael N ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchitis; Horses; Inorganic dusts; ODTS FL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FARMER LUNG; FEMALE; HAY; HEALTH SURVEY; HORSE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OAT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIC DUST; POSTAL MAIL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BRONCHITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FARMER'S LUNG; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

AVENA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 33846467787     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0141-4     Document Type: Article

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