Endotoxins isolated from the air of a Danish paper mill and the relation to change in lung function: An 11-year follow-up

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 327-332

  Sigsgaard, Torben ^a   Jensen, Lone Donbæk ^b   Abell, Anette ^b   Würtz, Helle ^c   Thomsen, Gert ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d Esbjerg University Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; FEV1; Loss of lung function; Occupational; Organic dust; Paper workers

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DENMARK; DUST EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INTERVIEW; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPER INDUSTRY; SKIN TEST; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAL CAPACITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DENMARK; ENDOTOXINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPER; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SKIN;

EID: 4944259640     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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