Longitudinal decline in lung function among older construction workers.

Dement, John M; Welch, Laura S; Ringen, Knut; Cranford, Kim; Quinn, Patricia

Dement, John M; Welch, Laura S; Ringen, Knut; Cranford, Kim; Quinn, Patricia.

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Dement JM; Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Welch LS; Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Ringen K; Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Cranford K; Zenith American Solutions, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
Quinn P; Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

Occup Environ Med ; 74(10): 701-708, 2017 10.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28515054

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Construction Industry; Dust; Gases; Lung/drug effects; Occupational Diseases/physiopathology; Occupational Exposure/adverse effects; Pleura/pathology; Aged; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Lung/physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Diseases/etiology; Pleural Diseases/pathology; Spirometry; Vital Capacity; Work

Key words

Pulmonary function; chest radiography; dusts and fumes; gasses; vapors

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pleura / Construction Industry / Occupational Exposure / Dust / Gases / Lung / Occupational Diseases Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Occup Environ Med Journal subject: MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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