Symptoms of respiratory disease and lung functional impairment associated with occupational inhalation exposure to carbon black dust

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 432-438

  Neghab, Masoud ^a   Mohraz, Majid Habibi ^a   Hassanzadeh, Jafar ^b  

^a Department of Occupational Health   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Respiratory symptoms; Rubber industry; Ventilatory disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859224878     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.11-0083-OA     Document Type: Article

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