Occupation and the prevalence of respiratory health symptoms and conditions: The atherosclerosis risk in communities study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-165

  Mirabelli, Maria C ^a   London, Stephanie J ^b   Charles, Luenda E ^c   Pompeii, Lisa A ^d   Wagenknecht, Lynne E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING; WORK;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK; SPIROMETRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857370747     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823e3a52     Document Type: Article

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