Rapid decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and the development of bronchitic symptoms among new chinese coal miners

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1143-1148

  Wang, Mei Lin ^a   Wu, Zhi En ^b   Du, Qin Guo ^c   Peng, Kai Liang ^b   Li, Ya Dong ^c   Li, Shao Kui ^c   Han, Gui Hai ^c   Petsonk, Edward L ^a  

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

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Xuzhou Mine Group Company   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHINESE; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 37349016204     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31814b8d51     Document Type: Article

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