Long-term effects of work cessation on respiratory health of textile workers: A 25-year follow-up study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 200-206

  Shi, Jing ^a,b   Hang, Jing Qing ^c   Mehta, Amar J ^b   Zhang, Hong Xi ^c   Dai, He Lian ^c   Su, Li ^b   Eisen, Ellen A ^b,d   Christiani, David C ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c People s Hospital of Shanghai Putuo District   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton textile workers; Endotoxin exposure; Environmental health; Occupational health; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BYSSINOSIS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTTON DUST; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENSIONER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SILK; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TEXTILE WORKER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; BRONCHITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEXTILE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TIME;

ADULT; BRONCHITIS; BYSSINOSIS; COUGH; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956625654     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200903-0329OC     Document Type: Article

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