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Annual decline in forced expiratory volume is steeper in aluminum potroom workers than in workers without exposure to potroom fumes

BACKGROUND: Aluminum potroom exposure is associated with increased mortality of COPD but the association between potroom exposure and annual decline in lung function is unknown. We have measured lung volumes annually using spirometry from 1986 to 1996. The objective was to compare annual decline in...

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Autores principales: Søyseth, Vidar, Henneberger, Paul K., Einvik, Gunnar, Virji, Mohammed Abbas, Bakke, Berit, Kongerud, Johny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26853811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22570