Occupational exposure to dust, gases and fumes, a family history of asthma and impaired respiratory health

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-386

  Hedlund, UIf ^a,b   Rönmark, Eva ^a,b   Eriksson, Kåre ^a   Lundbäck, Bo ^b,c   Järvholm, Bengt ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; Disease susceptibility; Epidemiology; Etiologic fraction; Respiratory symptom

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG USE; DUST; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FUME; GAS; GENDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 56249101390     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1284     Document Type: Article

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