Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Does occupation matter?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 951-952

  Torén, Kjell ^a   Balmes, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; PLASTIC; RUBBER;

AGRICULTURE; ARMY; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLEANING; DUST; EDITORIAL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUME; GAS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INHALATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MINERAL DUST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SWEDEN; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 36249024287     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200707-1003ED     Document Type: Editorial

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