Lung function loss associated with occupational dust exposure in metal smelting

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1162-1163

  Hnizdo, Eva ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; IRON DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE DERIVATIVE; SILICON;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COAL MINING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUST; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUME; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMELTER; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; METALLURGY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE;

DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 77954730169     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201002-0306ED     Document Type: Editorial

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