| Document ID (ISN) | 47802 |
| CIS number |
87-534 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1986 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Viegl G., Paggiaro P.L., Begliomini E., Vaghetti E., Pagletti P., Giuntini C. |
| Title |
Respiratory effects of occupational exposure to tobacco dust |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1986, Vol.43, No.12, p.802-808. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
A cross-sectional survey on 223 male and female workers at a cigar and cigarette factory showed a significantly higher prevalence of wheezing, attacks of shortness of breath with wheezing, dyspnoea, and rhinitis than in a reference population. There was a decrease in forced and expiratory flows according to smoking habit and work duration. Positive skin prick tests were observed in 26% of men and 23% of women and were positively associated with duration of work and negatively with cigarette smoking. Thin interstitial space involvement was observed on chest x-ray examination in almost half the female workers with more than 35 years exposure. Prolonged exposure to tobacco dust may have negative health effects and it is advisable to establish a threshold limit value for tobacco dust different from that of inert dust. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
tobacco industry; tobacco; respiratory impairment; organic dust; respirable dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
rhinitis; epidemiologic study; dyspnoea |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Food, beverage and tobacco industries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Tobacco industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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