| Document ID (ISN) | 56265 |
| CIS number |
91-1227 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rastogi S.K., Gupta B.N., Mathur N., Husain T. |
| Title |
Ventilatory dysfunction in glass bangle workers |
| Bibliographic information |
1990, Vol.18, No.6, p.707-715. Illus. 34 ref. |
| Abstract |
The pulmonary function status of 73 glass bangle workers suffering from chronic bronchitis having varied exposures to pulmonary toxicants in the work environment was evaluated in 1984. The findings were compared with those observed in 220 asymptomatic glass bangle workers and 88 unexposed controls. There was a higher prevalence (45.2%) of ventilatory dysfunction in the chronic bronchitic cases as compared to 19% in the asymptomatic workers and 2.3% in controls, respectively. The relative risk of airway obstruction was 8.3 and 19.6 times higher in the asymptomatic and chronic bronchitic workers respectively as compared to the control (p < 0.001). Age > 30 was found to be significantly associated with bronchial obstruction in chronic bronchitic cases. The occupational and environmental factors responsible for the high prevalence of chronic bronchitis and associated ventilatory dysfunction in relatively young glass bangle workers are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chronic bronchitis; functional respiratory disorders; respiratory impairment; glass industry; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
India; manganese; copper; zinc; arsenic; comparative study; smoking; respiratory diseases; epidemiologic study; cadmium; developing countries; lead |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | India |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Glass, pottery and related materials
Exposure evaluation
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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