The incidence of work-related asthma-like symptoms and dust exposure in Norwegian smelters

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1280-1285

  Søyseth, Vidar ^a,b   Johnsen, Helle Laier ^a,c   Henneberger, Paul K ^d   Kongerud, Johny ^a,e  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dust exposure; Incidence; Work related asthma like symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DUST EXPOSURE; DYSPNEA; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SMELTER; WHEEZING; WORK RELATED ASTHMA LIKE SYMPTOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; COHORT STUDIES; DUST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SPIROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862584001     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201110-1809OC     Document Type: Article

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