Dynamics of the lung function in asbestos pleural disease

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-412

  Perić, Irena ^a,b   Arar, Dragan ^a   Barišić, Igor ^a   Goić Barišić, Ivana ^a   Pavlov, Neven ^a   Tocilj, Jadranka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Individual monitoring; Occupational exposure; Pleural asbestosis; Smoking; Vital capacity

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INHALATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARAMETER; SMOKING; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SMOKING;

EID: 36849010231     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10004-007-0033-3     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Brandli BR, Gunter ME. A review of scientific literature examining the mining history, geology, mineralogy, and amphibole asbestos health effects of the Rainy Creek igneous complex, Libby, Montana, USA. Inhal Toxicol 2006;18:949-62.
2. Kovač S. Benign asbestos pleural effusion. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 1985;36:33-42.
3. O'Reilly KM, Mclaughlin AM, Beckett WS, Sime PJ. Asbestos-related lung disease. Am Fam Physician 2007;75:683-8.
4. Morgan A, Black A, Evans N, Holmes A, Pritchard JN. Deposition of sized glass fibres in the respiratory tract of the rat. Ann Occup Hyg 1980;23:353-66.
5. Timbrell V. Deposition and retention of fibres in the lung. Ann Occup Hyg 1982;26:347-69.
6. Morgan A, Holmes A. Concentrations and dimensions of coated and uncoated asbestos fibres in human lung. Br J Ind Med 1980;37:25-31.
7. Ahn CS, Kim SJ, Oh SJ, Park KJ, Kim HJ, Ahn CM, Kim HK, Shin DH, Cho SH, Yang KM. Pulmonary asbestosis: radiologic-pathologic brief report. Yonsei Med J 1997;38:323-6.
8. Miller A, Miller JA. Diffuse thickening superimposed on circumscribed pleural thickening related to asbestos exposure. Am J Ind Med 1993;23:859-71.
9. Rui F, De Zotti R, Negro C, Bovenzi M. A follow-up study of lung function among ex-asbestos workers with and without pleural plaques. Med Lav 2004;95:171-9.
10. Broderick A, Fuortes LJ, Merchant JA, Galvin JR, Schwartz DA. Pleural determinants of restrictive lung function and symptoms in an asbestos-exposed population. Chest 1992;101:684-91.
11. International Labour Office (ILO). International classification of radiographs of the pneumoconiosis. Occupational safety and health series XX. Geneva: International Labour Office, 1980.
12. Begin R, Ostiguy G, Filion R, Colman N, Bertrand P. Computed tomography in the early detection of asbestosis. Br J Ind Med 1993;50:689-98.
13. Oksa P, Suoranta H, Koskinen H, Zitting A, Nordman H. Hihg-resolution computed tomography in the early detection of asbestosis. Arch Occup Environ Health 1994;65:299-304.
14. Cristaudo A, Foddis R, Buselli R, Gattini V, Di Palma N, Guglielmi G. Medical surveillance of workers previously exposed to asbestos. Med Lav 2006;97:475-81.
15. Mustajbegović J, Kern J, Schachter EN, Zuskin E, Pavičić F, Teufen. Ventilatory functions in Croatian population in comparison with European reference values. Croat Med J 2003;44:614-7.
16. Gibson GJ. Standardised lung function test. Eur Respir J 1993;6:155-71.
17. Wagner X, Yano E, Nonaka K, Wang M, Wang Z. Respiratory function of non-smoking female asbestos workers without radiographic signs of asbestosis. Arch Environ Health 1998;53:292-8.
18. Wang X, Yano E, Novak K, Wang M, Wang Z. Respiratory impairments due to dust exposure: a comparative study among workers exposed to silica, asbestos, and coalmine dust. Am J Ind Med 1997;31:495-502.
19. International Standards Organization (ISO). Proposed analytical method for determination of asbestos fibers in air. Geneva: International Standard Organization, 1984.
20. Yates DH, Browne K, Stidolph PN, Neville E. Asbestos-related bilateral diffuse pleural thickening: natural history of radiographic and lung function abnormalities. Am J Res Crit Care Med 1996;253:301-6.
21. Pažanin S, Mustajbegović J. Effect of age on asbestosis of the lung and/or pleura. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2003;54:5-10.
22. Murlidhar V, Kanhere V. Asbestosis in an asbestos composite mill at Mumbai: A prevalence study. Environ Health 2005;4:24.
23. Kilburn KH, Warshaw RH. Abnormal lung function associated with asbestos disease of the pleura, the lung, and both: a comparative analysis. Thorax 1991;46:33-8.
24. Kilburn KH, Warshaw RH. Airways obstruction from asbestos exposure. Effects of asbestosis and smoking. Chest 1994;106:1061-70.