Longitudinal analysis of respiratory symptoms in population studies with a focus on dyspnea in marine transportation workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1097-1105

  Arrandale, Victoria H ^a,b   Koehoorn, Mieke ^a   MacNab, Ying ^a   Kennedy, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Longitudinal studies; Occupational diseases; Respiratory signs and symptoms; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADULT; ASBESTOS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 76749170309     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0412-y     Document Type: Article

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