Occupational exposures to solvents and metals are associated with fixed airflow obstruction

Occupational exposures to solvents and metals are associated with fixed airflow obstruction

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the associations between occupational exposures to solvents and metals and fixed airflow obstruction (AO) using post-bronchodilator spirometry. METHODS: We included 1335 participants from the 2002–2008 follow-up of the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study. Ever-exp...

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Main Authors: Sheikh M Alif, Shyamali C Dharmage, Geza Benke, Martine Dennekamp, John A Burgess, Jennifer L Perret, Caroline J Lodge, Stephen Morrison, David P Johns, Graham G Giles, Lyle C Gurrin, Paul S Thomas, John L Hopper, Richard Wood-Baker, Bruce R Thompson, Iain H Feather, Roel Vermeulen, Hans Kromhout, E Haydn Walters, Michael J Abramson, Melanie C Matheson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2017-11-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Subjects:
occupational exposure
exposure
solvent
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
job exposure matrix
jem
metal
copd
airflow obstruction
fixed airflow obstruction
aloha
chlorinated solvent
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