Occupational exposures and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Incontrovertible evidence for causality?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1252-1254

  Naidoo, Rajen N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84862510971     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201204-0604ED     Document Type: Editorial

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