Agricultural exposures in patients with COPD in health systems serving rural areas

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 71-76

  Bailey, Kristina ^a   Meza, Jane ^a   Smith, Lynette ^a   Von Essen, Susanna ^a   Romberger, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; COPD; Farming; Lung disease; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; TIME;

AGED; AGRICULTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149313007     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240801887918     Document Type: Article

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