Acute respiratory symptoms following massive carbon black exposure

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 578-580

  Hailemariam, Y ^a   Mojazi Amiri, H ^a   Nugent, K ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Chemical exposure; Chest; Cough; Dyspnoea; Industrial accident; Lung disease; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUTICASONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; ANDROSTADIENES; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SOOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867305318     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs149     Document Type: Article

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