Assessment of respiratory function in patients with podoconiosis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 315-317

  Morrison, Chiara ^a   Davey, Gail ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Elephantiasis; Ethiopia; Lymphoedema; Podoconiosis; Respiratory function tests; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PODOCONIOSIS; SILICOSIS; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749099722     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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