Decreased lung function among employees at Norwegian smelters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-306

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

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^e Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airflow limitation; Cross sectional study; Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1); Forced vital capacity (FVC); Smelting industry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMELTER; SPIROMETRY; WORK;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 40949090637     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20557     Document Type: Article

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