Effect of duration of exposure to polluted air environment on lung function in subjects exposed to crude oil spill into sea water

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-41

  Meo, Sultan Ayoub ^a   Al Drees, Abdul Majeed ^a   Rasheed, Shahzad ^b   Meo, Imran Mu ^a   Khan, Muhammad Mujahid ^c   Al Saadi, Muslim M ^d   Alkandari, Jasem Ramadan ^e  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Department of Anatomy   (Pakistan)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Lung function; Oil spill; Tasman spirit

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEA; TIME;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCEANS AND SEAS; PETROLEUM; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651159236     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-009-0007-6     Document Type: Article

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