Dust exposure assessed by a job exposure matrix is associated with increased annual decline in FEV1: A 5-year prospective study of employees in Norwegian smelters

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1234-1240

  Johnsen, Helle Laier ^a,b   Hetland, Siri M ^c,d   Benth, Jurate Šaltyte ^b,e   Kongerud, Johny ^b,f   Søyseth, Vidar ^a,b  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^d Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^e Helse Sør Øst Health Services Research Center   (Norway)

^f OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Annual decline in FEV1; Longitudinal study; Quantitative exposure classification; Smelting industry; Total dust exposure

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; FERROCHROMIUM; FERROMANGANESE; FERROSILICON; IRON DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE DERIVATIVE; SILICON; SILICON MANGANESE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DUST; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMELTER; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METALLURGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; DUST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METALLURGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 77954753832     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200809-1381OC     Document Type: Article

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