Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and longitudinal changes in pulmonary function due to occupational exposure to respirable quartz

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-14

  Möhner, Matthias ^a   Kersten, Norbert ^a   Gellissen, Johannes ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; URANIUM MINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUARTZ; RISK FACTORS; SPIROMETRY; URANIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871730513     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-100775     Document Type: Article

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