Eosinophil-related respiratory disease in aluminium workers.
Med Lav
; 83(5): 435-7, 1992.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1297053
We carried out a nested case-control study in an aluminium producing plant, using the results of pre-employment examination to identify workers with an increased risk of developing work-related obstructive respiratory symptoms. Cases (n=49) are those who had become unable to work because of work-related respiratory disease. They were compared with 49 matched controls. Pre-employment eosinophil count was strongly related to the occurrence of work-related obstructive respiratory disease. This finding is interesting in the light of a possible pathogenesis.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Respiratorias
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Eosinofilia
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Aluminio
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Metalurgia
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Enfermedades Profesionales
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Lav
Año:
1992
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos