Pulmonary function test in traffic police personnel in Pondicherry

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-336

  Pal, Pravati ^a   John Robert, J ^b   Dutta, T K ^a   Pal, G K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Pulmonary function; Traffic police

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW; POLICE; RISK FACTOR; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; POLICE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 79956187559     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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