Environmental and occupational respiratory diseases – 1063. Spirometric abnormalities in non smoking bus drivers of hyderabad
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Methods An occupational-demographic data was obtained and American Thoracic Society – Division of Lung Disease (ATS) Questionnaire administered. Subjects were enrolled between May and September 2012. Spirometry performed using an auto calibrated system (Microlab, Kent, UK) and abnormalities were classified and graded (GOLD Guidelines 2005). The data were statistically treated for correlation between symptoms, spirometric abnormalities and work experience.
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دوره 6 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013