Longitudinal study of workers of an aluminium die casting factory.
Med Lav
; 83(5): 466-9, 1992.
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| ID: mdl-1297059
ABSTRACT
We conducted a 5-year longitudinal study on 76 workers of a high and medium aluminium alloy die-casting factory. As in a previous cross-sectional study conducted in 1986 and in accordance with the data in the literature, the 1990 follow-up study showed a low prevalence of chronic bronchitis (as defined by the ECSC questionnaire on respiratory symptoms); normal mean functional values of FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC%. We did not find any significant difference in the levels of lung function over the period of 1986-90. These results show that workers in the secondary aluminium industry are not exposed to a significant risk of chronic pulmonary disease.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bronquitis
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Aluminio
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Metalurgia
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Enfermedades Profesionales
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Lav
Año:
1992
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Article