We studied 308 female and 92 male textile workers employed in a factory that produced synthetic fiber hosiery. The mean age of the women was 38 years, their mean duration of employment 16 years. The mean age of the men was 39 years with a mean duration of employment of 16 years. A control group of 1
Respiratory findings in pharmaceutical workers
โ Scribed by Eugenija Zuskin; Jadranka Mustajbegovic; E. Neil Schachter; Josipa Kern; Vlasta Deckovic-Vukres; Jasna Pucarin-Cvetkovic; Iskra A. Nola-Premec
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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