Lung function and respiratory symptoms in pig farmers

In a pilot study to investigate the health effects of swine confinement work on the respiratory tract pulmonary function tests and a questionnaire for respiratory symptoms were used. Complete data, including qualitative exposure information, were gathered for 132 owners of fattening, breeding, or cl...

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Published in:British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987-12, Vol.44 (12), p.819-823
Main Authors: Bongers, P, Houthuijs, D, Remijn, B, Brouwer, R, Biersteker, K
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Agricultural Workers' Diseases - etiology
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Breeding
Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases
Environmental and Occupational Health Group
Finishing
General aspects
Humans
Lung - physiopathology
Lung diseases
Lung Diseases - veterinary
Lungs
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Organic farming
Pig farms
Pilot Projects
Pulmonary functions
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory symptoms
Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology
Swine
Swine Diseases - etiology
Toxicology
Vakgroep Gezondheidsleer
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Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Breeding
Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases
Environmental and Occupational Health Group
Finishing
General aspects
Humans
Lung - physiopathology
Lung diseases
Lung Diseases - veterinary
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Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Organic farming
Pig farms
Pilot Projects
Pulmonary functions
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory symptoms
Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology
Swine
Swine Diseases - etiology
Toxicology
Vakgroep Gezondheidsleer
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