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Bagassosis: an epidemiological, environmental, and clinical survey
Br J Ind Med ; 25(4): 267-82, Oct. 1968.
Article em En | MedCarib | ID: med-13029
Biblioteca responsável: JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; RC963.A23
ABSTRACT
An epidemiological and environmental survey of 170 bagasse workers employed by a raw sugar producing company in Trinidad was carried out in order to assess the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and to determine if exposure to bagasse was associated with alterations in ventilatory capacity. The epidemiological survey failed to reveal a significantly increased prevalence of respiratory symptoms in the more exposed group but showed that the group of Indian workers who were regularly and continously exposed to bagasse had a significantly lower ventilatory capacity than the control group. This diminished ventilatory capacity was demonstrated despite negligible dust concentrations in the plant. However, the possibility that persistence exposure to low concentrations of bagasse may be the cause must be considered. During a five-year period, 17 patients with bagassosis were seen, the clinical picture being similar to that described in extrinsic allergic alveolitis from other causes. The systematic variations demonstrated in some indices of ventilatory function in different racial groups is discussed.(AU)
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Pneumoconiose / Doenças Profissionais Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Jamaica Idioma: En Revista: Br J Ind Med Ano de publicação: 1968 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Pneumoconiose / Doenças Profissionais Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Jamaica Idioma: En Revista: Br J Ind Med Ano de publicação: 1968 Tipo de documento: Article