Chest physician-reported, work-related, long-latency respiratory disease in Great Britain

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Carder, Melanie ^a   Darnton, Andrew ^b   Gittins, Matthew ^c   Stocks, S Jill ^d   Ross, David ^e   Barber, Chris M ^b   Agius, Raymond M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d The University of Manchester   (United Kingdom)

^e RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MINER; MORTALITY RATE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PLEURA DISEASE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIPYARD WORKER; VERY ELDERLY; BREATHING DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ASBESTOS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85056373686     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00961-2017     Document Type: Article

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