Exposure to thoracic dust, airway symptoms and lung function in cement production workers

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1278-1286

  Nordby, K C ^a   Fell, A K M ^b,d   Noto H ^a   Eduard, W ^a   Skogstad, M ^a   Thomassen, Y ^a   Bergamaschi, A ^e   Kongerud, J ^b,c   Kjuus, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airflow limitation; Airway obstruction; Cross sectional studies; Epidemiology; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 82555194452     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00007711     Document Type: Article

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