| Document ID (ISN) | 51724 |
| CIS number |
89-927 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Petruhin I.S. |
| Title |
Diagnosis of chronic bronchitis during prophylactic check-ups of workers engaged in the production of printer's ink |
| Original title |
O diagnostike hroničeskogo bronhita pri profilaktičeskih osmotrah rabočih proizvodstva poligrafičeskih krasok [in Russian] |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1987, No.6, p.21-24. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
409 workers of a printer's ink factory were interviewed by means of the WHO questionnaire aimed at detecting the symptoms of bronchopulmonary diseases. Chronic bronchitis was detected in 27.1% of the workers exposed to industrial pollutants and in 20.9% of a control group. Smoking was the major contributing factor to the disease. Preceding acute pneumonia, pleurisy and the impact of occupational hazards also played important roles. Application of the diagnostic criteria recommended by WHO, respiratory function tests and radiographic testing along with identification of dry bronchitis, offer a mechanism for a more complete detection of patients with chronic bronchitis and more accurate definition of the disease type. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chronic bronchitis; smoking; diagnosis; respiratory diseases; printing inks |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
dangerous substances; respiratory function tests; radiographic testing; periodic medical examinations; women |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Smoking
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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