Detection of occult lung impairment in welders by induced sputum particles and breath oxidation

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 503-511

  Fireman, Elizabeth ^a,b   Lerman, Yehuda ^b,c   Stark, Moshe ^c,d   Schwanz, Yehuda ^a,b   Ganor, Eliezer ^b   Grinberg, Nili ^a   Frimer, Ron ^e   Landau, Dan Avi ^e   Zilberberg, Michal ^e   Barenboim, Erez ^e   Jacovovitz, Reuben ^e  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Clalit Medical Services   (Israel)

^d Occupational Health Department Clalit Services   (Israel)

^e MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

Author keywords

Exposure; Noninvasive; Pulmonary inflammation; Undetected; Welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; WELDING;

ADULT; EXHALATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISRAEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA; SPUTUM; WELDING;

EID: 45249107506     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20586     Document Type: Article

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