Respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities related to work at a flavouring manufacturing facility

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 549-554

  Cummings, Kristin J ^a   Boylstein, Randy J ^a   Stanton, Marcia L ^a   Piacitelli, Chris A ^a   Edwards, Nicole T ^a   LeBouf, Ryan F ^a   Kreiss, Kathleen ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE; FLAVORINGS;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIACETYL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905097808     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101927     Document Type: Article

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