Occupational Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Update

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 625-636

  Diaz Guzman, Enrique ^a   Aryal, Shambhu ^a   Mannino, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; COPD; Emphysema; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; METAL; MINERAL; OSMIUM;

BYSSINOSIS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUST EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY;

HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869239056     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: 15578216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.07.004     Document Type: Review

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