Occupation and COPD: A brief review

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-4

  Blanc, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; occupation; work related

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855831260     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.611957     Document Type: Conference Paper

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