Increased mortality from infectious pneumonia after occupational exposure to inorganic dust, metal fumes and chemicals

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 992-996

  Torén, Kjell ^a   Qvarfordt, Ingemar ^a   Bergdahl, Ingvar A ^b   Järvholm, Bengt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CEMENT; EPOXY RESIN; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METAL FUME; MINERAL FIBER; ORGANIC SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; SWEDISH;

EID: 80054096033     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200707     Document Type: Article

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