Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function changes among carpet weavers in Iran

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-375

  Boskabady, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Karimiani, Ehsagh Ghayoor ^a   Vostacolaei, Hossein Ahmadzadeh ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergic symptoms; Carpet weavers; Occupational lung disease; Sheep shearing; Sheep wool exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

EID: 36448993608     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2007.13.4.369     Document Type: Article

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