| Document ID (ISN) | 35605 |
| CIS number |
81-941 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Paggiaro P.L., Toma G., Filieri M., Loi A.M., Parlanti A., Baschieri L. |
| Title |
Chronic bronchitis in cement production workers |
| Original title |
La bronchite cronica nei lavoratori addetti alla produzione del cemento [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov.-Dec. 1980, Vol.71, No.6, p.481-487. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
183 cement workers exposed to a low concentration of dust containing a small percentage of SiO2 were studied. Cough and sputum were present in 31%, concomittant spirometric impairment in 16.4%. Reductions in FEV1 and FEF25-75 were present only in workers with long-term exposure and a history of smoking. While exposure to low concentrations of cement dust may cause some respiratory impairment, cigarette smoking is more likely to produce chronic bronchitis or ventilatory changes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cement industry; respirable dust; chronic bronchitis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
silica; respiratory function tests; respiratory diseases; smoking |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Cement and concrete
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