Effects of exposure to Portland and cement dust on lung function in Portland cement factory workers in Khash, Iran

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-206

  Mirzaee, R ^a   Kebriaei, A ^b   Hashemi, S R ^c   Sadeghi, M ^a   Shahrakipour, M ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cement; Dust; Lung function; Portland cement; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; DUST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; KHASH; MIDDLE EAST; SISTAN VA BALUCHESTAN;

EID: 56549124397     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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