Occupational exposure to vapors, gases, dusts, and fumes is associated with small airways obstruction

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 487-490

  De Jong, Kim ^a,b   Boezen, H Marike ^a,b   Kromhout, Hans ^a,b   Vermeulen, Roel ^a,b   Vonk, Judith M ^a,b   Postma, Dirkje S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894262398     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201310-1919LE     Document Type: Letter

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