The objective of this work was to determine whether the prevalence of respiratory symptoms differed among workers exposed to different types of metal-working fluids. As part of a mandatory surveillance system for occupational illness, from 1988-1994, the Michigan Department of Public Health receive
Respiratory symptoms and asthma among workers exposed to paper dust: A cohort study
✍ Scribed by Kjell Torén; Bengt Järvholm; Gerd Sällsten; Gunnar Thiringer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 461 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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