Trends in suspected and recognized occupational respiratory diseases in Germany between 1970 and 2005

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 492-502

  Van Kampen, V ^a,c   Merget, R ^a   Butz, M ^b   Taeger, D ^a   Bruning T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Occupational respiratory diseases; Silica

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ISOCYANATE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DUST; GERMANY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MESOTHELIOMA; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; WORKER;

FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 45249091704     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20593     Document Type: Article

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