Exposure, lung function decline and systemic inflammatory response in asphalt workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-121

  Ulvestad, Bente ^a   Randem, Brit Grethe ^b   Hetland, Siri ^c   Sigurdardottir, Gudmunda ^a   Johannessen, Egil ^a   Lyberg, Torstein ^b  

^a Department of Occupational Medicine   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interleukin 6; Oil mist

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ASPHALT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 34249065559     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1114     Document Type: Article

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