Occupational exposure influences on gender differences in respiratory health

Lung

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-154

  Dimich Ward, Helen ^a,b   Beking, Kris ^a   DyBuncio, Anne ^a   Chan Yeung, Moira ^a   Du, Weiwei ^a   Karlen, Barbara ^a   Camp, Pat G ^a   Kennedy, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Lung health; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; DYSPNEA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INORGANIC DUST; JOB EXPERIENCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIC DUST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DUST; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84863495760     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: 14321750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-011-9344-x     Document Type: Article

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