| Document ID (ISN) | 37655 |
| CIS number |
82-795 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Dimich H.D., Sterling T.D. |
| Title |
Ventilatory function changes over a workshift |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1981, Vol.38, No.2, p.152-155. Illus. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
33 production workers at 3 chemical plants were examined for changes in forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1 and % of maximal mid-expiratory flow (FEF25-75) resulting from their rotating 3-day, 12h work-shift schedule. An average workshift decrease of 1.1% was observed in % FVC and % FEV1 values and 2.1% in % FEF25-75. Workers on the evening shift (6pm-6am) showed the largest decrease in lung function over the shift. A work week effect was shown in that no recovery in mean % FEV1 and % FEF25-75 was shown by the last working day. Diurnal variation in respiratory function was regarded as being only partly responsible for the observed workshift effect. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chemical industry; respiratory impairment; work time schedules |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
maximal expiratory flow; circadian rhythm; respiratory function tests; one-second forced expiratory volume; day-night variations |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Hours of work
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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