Excess lung function decline in gold miners following pulmonary tuberculosis

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1010-1015

  Ross, J ^a   Ehrlich, Rodney I ^b   Hnizdo, E ^c   White, N ^b   Churchyard, G J ^b,d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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

^d AURUM INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SILICOSIS; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78149357450     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.129999     Document Type: Article

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