Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and occupational exposure to silica

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-272

  Rushton, Lesley ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; COPD; Emphysema; Occupational causes; Silica

Indexed keywords

INFUSORIAL EARTH; IRON; SILICON DIOXIDE; STEEL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CERAMICS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLAY; DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FOUNDRY; GRANITE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SILICOSIS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 39449124285     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2007.22.4.255     Document Type: Review

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