ERS position paper: Work-related respiratory diseases in the EU

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 234-238

  Sigsgaard, T ^a   Nowak, D ^b   Annesi Maesano, I ^c   Nemery, B ^d   Toren K ^e   Viegi, G ^f   Radon, K ^b   Burge, S ^g   Heederik, D ^h  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^g BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ASBESTOS; ISOCYANATE; LATEX;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTER; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; EUROPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK;

EID: 76149084845     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00139409     Document Type: Editorial

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