Occupational diesel exhaust exposure as a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-154

  Hart, Jaime E ^a   Eisen, Ellen A ^b,c   Laden, Francine ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; diesel exhaust; fumes; occupation

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84856681447     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32834f0eaa     Document Type: Review

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