Respiratory function and immunological status were studied in 40 cocoa and 53 flour processing workers employed as packers in a confectionry industry and in 65 unexposed control workers in the same industry. A high prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms was recorded in exposed workers, varying f
Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function in flour processing workers in the baking industry
โ Scribed by Mohammad H. Shamssain
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 446 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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