| Document ID (ISN) | 41411 |
| CIS number |
84-533 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7931 - Respiration |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mur J.M., Cavelier C., Meyer-Bisch C., Pham Q.T., Masset J.C. |
| Title |
Pulmonary function of arc welders. Results of a survey conducted in truck manufacturing plant |
| Original title |
Etude de la fonction pulmonaire de soudeurs à l'arc. Résultats d'une enquête dans une entreprise de construction de véhicules industriels [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1983, Vol.44, No.1, p.50-57. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study compares the clinical, functional and radiological characteristics of the respiratory systems of 76 welders from a truck trailer factory with those of 74 controls from the same factory who were not welders and who had been exposed to no known respiratory hazard; the welders had been exposed for an average of 11 years to welding fumes. No significant difference between the groups was found, but both groups showed a high incidence of pulmonary abnormalities. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
arc welding and cutting; motor vehicle industry; respiratory function tests; welding fumes |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiologic study; comparative study; long-term exposure |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
Welding and cutting
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