RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND PULMONARY FUNCTIONS AMONG AUTOMOBILE REPAIR WORKERS

Respiratory symptoms and functions in barn workers.

INTRODUCTION AND AIM The presented study was undertaken to investigate the respiratory health problems in family barns with one or more cows and at least one family member working in the barn. METHODS 150 workers (128 female, 22 male) from 4 villages of Yığılca district near the city of Düzce in north-west Turkey were enrolled in this study between October - December 2011. An Occupational and...

Evaluation of Respiratory Symptoms among Workers in an Automobile Manufacturing Factory, Iran

Background This study estimated the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and disorders among workers exposed to exposure to volatile organic compound (VOCs) in an automobile manufacturing factory in Tehran, Iran in 2016. Methods Subjects of this case-control research were included 80 samples including 40 workers exposed to different level of BTEX as well as 40 unexposed individuals were conside...

respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function testes in lead exposed workers

background the exposure to noxious agwents such as lead my cause lung disorders. objectives in the present study, pulmonary function tests and self-reported respiratory symptoms in lead exposure workers were compared with matched control subjects. materials and methods the frequency of respiratory symptoms were evaluated in a sample of 108 lead exposure workers and 100 control subjects with sim...

respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function tests among galvanized workers exposed to zinc oxide

background: galvanization is the process of coating steel or cast iron pieces with a thin layer of zinc allowing protection against corrosion. one of the important hazards in this industry is exposure to zinc compounds specially zinc oxide fumes and dusts. in this study we evaluated chronic effects of zinc oxide on the respiratory tract of galvanizers. method : 188 workers were selected from a ...

Respiratory symptoms among forensic identification workers.