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A long term study of pulmonary function among US refractory ceramic fibre workers

BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional studies have shown declines in lung function among refractory ceramic fibre (RCF) workers with increasing fibre exposure. This study followed current and former workers (n=1396) for up to 17 years and collected 5243 pulmonary function tests. METHODS: Cumulative fibre expo...

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Autores principales: McKay, Roy T, LeMasters, Grace K, Hilbert, Timothy J, Levin, Linda S, Rice, Carol H, Borton, Eric K, Lockey, James E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3023862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20798015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.2009.048033