Occupational exposure to particulate matter and respiratory symptoms in portuguese swine barn workers

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 76, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1007-1014

  Viegas, S ^a,b   Mateus, V ^a   Almeida Silva, M ^c   Carolino, E ^a   Viegas, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINORRHEA; SNEEZING; SWINE; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; FARMER'S LUNG; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SWINE;

EID: 84887837867     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2013.831720     Document Type: Article

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