Occupational organic solvent exposure, smoking, and prevalence of chronic bronchitis - An epidemiological study of 3387 men

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 730-735

  Ebbehøj, Niels Erik ^a   Hein, Hans Ole ^a,b   Suadicani, Poul ^a   Gyntelberg, Finn ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PAINT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COLD AIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DUST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; VARNISH; WORK ENVIRONMENT; AGED; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

AGED; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SOLVENTS;

EID: 59849114296     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31817e9140     Document Type: Article

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