Long-term occupational consequences of asthma in a large french cohort of male workers followed up for 5 years

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 317-323

  Thaon, Isabelle ^a   Wild, Pascal ^b   Mouchot, Lory ^c   Monfort, Christine ^d   Touranchet, Annie ^e   Kreutz, Gérard ^b   Derriennic, Francis ^c   Paris, Christophe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^e Inspection Medicale du Travail   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cohort; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONSET AGE; WORKER;

ADULT; ASTHMA; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42349085436     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20570     Document Type: Article

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