Excess longitudinal decline in lung function in grain farmers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-165

  Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakanz ^a   Chénard, Liliane ^b   Grover, Vaneeta ^c   Kirychuk, Shelley P ^b   Hagel, Louise ^b   Ulmer, Kendra ^b   Hurst, Thomas S ^d   Dosman, James A ^d  

^a University Terrace   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decline in lung function; Grain farmers; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; DUST; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CEREALS; DUST; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 77951688416     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599241003634686     Document Type: Article

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