Effects of exposure to flour dust on respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function of mill workers
| Autor: | Hamdy Mohammadien, Raafat Elsokkary, Mona T. Hussein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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lcsh:RC705-779
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Flour dust fungi Pulmonary function test food and beverages lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system respiratory system complex mixtures Pulmonary function testing respiratory tract diseases Male workers Respiratory symptom Increased risk Internal medicine Medicine Flour mill workers Respiratory system business Lung function |
| Zdroj: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, Vol 62, Iss 4, Pp 745-753 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 0422-7638 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2013.09.007 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess the effect of exposure to flour dust on respiratory symptoms and lung function of flour mill workers and to estimate the additive effect of smoking on pulmonary function. Patients and methods: This study was carried out at flour mills in Sohag Governorate. Two hundred male workers with current exposure to flour dust and two hundred non-exposed male as a control group were interviewed and self designed study questionnaire was administered to them and the parameters of their pulmonary function were measured. Results: Respiratory symptoms such as cough, expectoration, wheezing, and shortness of breath, were significantly (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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