Environmental mycological study and respiratory disease investigation in tussah silk processing workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 418-422

  Chen, Jie ^a   Shi, Jin ^a   Wang, Shusen ^a   Yang, Sufen ^a   Lou, Jiezhi ^a   Liu, Zhenlin ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungi; Respiratory diseases; Tussah silk processing environment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DUST EXPOSURE; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SERICULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; CHEST PAIN; CHINA; COUGH; DUST; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SILK; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

FUNGI;

EID: 6944234755     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.418     Document Type: Review

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