Effect of occupational exposures on decline of lung function in early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 994-1000

  Harber, Philip ^a   Tashkin, Donald P ^a   Simmons, Michael ^a   Crawford, Lori ^a   Hnizdo, Eva ^b   Connett, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive; Forced expiratory volume; Longitudinal studies; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DUST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODORS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING CESSATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 36248973150     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200605-730OC     Document Type: Article

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