| Document ID (ISN) | 63683 |
| CIS number |
95-152 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Smid T., Heederik D., Houba R., Quanjer P.H. |
| Title |
Dust- and endotoxin-related acute lung function changes and work-related symptoms in workers in the animal feed industry |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1994, Vol.25, No.6, p.877-888. Illus. 30 ref. |
| Abstract |
Reported respiratory and related symptoms during work were compared between 265 exposed animal feed workers and a control group consisting of 175 external controls and non-exposed workers in the animal feed industry. Symptoms indicating respiratory and nasal irritation were significantly increased. In 119 workers, a total of 457 across-shift spirometric lung function changes were measured. The effect of endotoxin was stronger than that of dust, both in magnitude and significance. A significant across-week decrease in lung function was also detected. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
livestock rearing; bacterial toxins; feed production; respiratory diseases; dust; functional respiratory disorders |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case-control study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Food industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Livestock rearing
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