Occupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Egypt: A multicenter case-control study

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 107-116

  Awadalla, N J ^a   Hegazy, A ^b   Elmetwally, R A ^a   Wahby, I ^c  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Aziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

^c AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Egypt; Environment; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Occupations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRD; CARPENTER; CAT; CLUBBING FINGERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POULTRY FARMING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SMOKING HABIT; WOOD DUST; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 84863672337     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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