Production of silicon alloys is associated with respiratory symptoms among employees in Norwegian smelters

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-459

  Johnsen, H Laier ^a   Soyseth V ^a   Hetland, S M ^b   Benth, J Šaltyté ^c   Kongerud, J ^d  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Previous exposure; Respiratory symptoms; Smelting industry; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHROMIUM; IRON; MANGANESE; SILICON; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMELTER; SMOKING; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; SILICONES; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38049169029     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0237-5     Document Type: Article

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