Mortality from infectious pneumonia in metal workers: A comparison with deaths from asthma in occupations exposed to respiratory sensitisers

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 983-986

  Palmer, K T ^a   Cullinan, P ^b   Rice, S ^c   Brown, T ^c   Coggon, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUME; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; WELDING;

EID: 72549096150     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.114280     Document Type: Article

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