Pulmonary functions in petrol pump workers: A preliminary study

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 244-248

  Singhal, Mayank ^a   Khaliq, Farah ^a   Singhal, Siddarth ^a   Tandon, O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Occupational exposures; Petrol diesel vapors; Pulmonary functions

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 35148858107     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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