An international prospective general populationbased study of respiratory work disability

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-344

  Toren K ^a,b   Zock, J P ^c,d,e   Kogevinas, M ^c,d,e,f   Plana, E ^c,d,e   Sunyer, J ^c,e,g   Radon, K ^h   Jarvis, D ^i,n   Kromhout, H ^j   d'Errico, A ^k   Payo, F ^l,n   Anto J M ^c,d,e,g   Blanc, P D ^m   Abramson, M ⁿ   Woods, R ⁿ   Walters, E H ⁿ   Thien, F ⁿ   Benke, G ⁿ   Vermeire, P ⁿ   Weyler, J ⁿ   Van Sprundel, M ⁿ   Nelen, V ⁿ   Jogi, R ⁿ   Soon, A ⁿ   Neukirch, F ⁿ   Leynaert, B ⁿ   Liard, R ⁿ   Zureik, M ⁿ   Pin, I ⁿ   Ferran Quentin, J ⁿ   Heinrich, J ⁿ   Wjst, M ⁿ   Frye, C ⁿ   Meyer, I ⁿ   Gislason, T ⁿ   Bugiani, M ⁿ   Piccioni, P ⁿ   Carosso, A ⁿ   Arossa, W ⁿ   Caria, E ⁿ   Castiglioni, G ⁿ   Migliore, E ⁿ   Romano, C ⁿ   Fabbro, D ⁿ   Ciccone, G ⁿ   Magnani, C ⁿ   Dalmasso, P ⁿ   Bono, R ⁿ   Gigli, G ⁿ   Giraudo, A ⁿ   Brussino, M C ⁿ   Bucca, C ⁿ   Rolla, G ⁿ   de Marco, R ⁿ   Verlato, G ⁿ   Zanolin, E ⁿ   Accordini, S ⁿ   Poli, A ⁿ   Lo Cascio, V ⁿ   Ferrari, M ⁿ   Marinoni, A ⁿ   Villani, S ⁿ   Ponzio, M ⁿ   Frigerio, F ⁿ   Comelli, M ⁿ   Grassi, M ⁿ   Cerveri, I ⁿ   Corsico, A ⁿ   Schouten, J ⁿ   Gulsvik, A ⁿ   Omenaas, E ⁿ   Svanes, C ⁿ   Laerum, B ⁿ   Basagana, X ⁿ   Jaen, A ⁿ   Burgos, F ⁿ   Maldonado, J ⁿ   Pereira, A ⁿ   Sanchez, J L ⁿ   Martinez Moratalla Rovira, J ⁿ   Almar, E ⁿ   Muniozguren, N ⁿ   Urritia, I ⁿ   Janson, C ⁿ   Boman, G ⁿ   Norback, D ⁿ   Gunnbjornsdottir, M ⁿ   Toren, K ⁿ   Lillienberg, L ⁿ   Dahlman Hoglund A ⁿ   Norrman, E ⁿ   Soderberg, M ⁿ   Franklin, K ⁿ   Lundback, B ⁿ   Forsberg, B ⁿ   Nystrom, L ⁿ   Kunzli N ⁿ   Dibbert, B ⁿ   Hazenkamp, M ⁿ   Brutsche, M ⁿ   Ackermann Liebrich, U ⁿ   Burney, P ⁿ   Chinn, S ⁿ   Harrison, B ⁿ   Hall, R ⁿ   Seaton, D ⁿ   Osborne, M ⁿ   Buist, S ⁿ   Vollmer, W ⁿ   Johnson, L ⁿ   Vermeulen, Roel ⁿ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

ⁱ KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^k ASL 5   (Italy)

^l HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁿ NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WORK DISABILITY; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABLED PERSON; DUST; FOLLOW UP; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DISABLED PERSONS; DUST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849108482     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.105007     Document Type: Article

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