Exposure, lung function decline and systemic inflammatory response in asphalt workers
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Lung function decline in laboratory animal workers.
In their recent paper Portengen and colleagues have made an important contribution to our understanding of laboratory animal allergy. However, they have omitted to draw attention to an observation of clinical importance to occupational physicians. They have suggested that the lack of decline in lung function in ‘‘experienced’’ workers may be due to the healthy worker effect. Their suggestion is...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0355-3140,1795-990X
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1114