Document ID (ISN) | 73364 |
CIS number |
99-1259 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
1998 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Nakadate T., Aizawa Y., Yagami T., Zheg Y.Q., Kotani M., Ishiwata K. |
Title |
Change in obstructive pulmonary function as a result of cumulative exposure to welding fumes as determined by magnetopneumography in Japanese arc welders |
Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1998, Vol.55, No.10, p.673-677. Illus. 24 ref. |
Abstract |
In a study of 153 electric arc welders, the strength of the residual magnetic field of externally magnetized lungs was used as an estimate of welding fumes accumulated in the lungs. Spirometric measurements were also obtained. Obstructive changes in pulmonary function were found to be related to level of cumulative exposure to welding fume in male Japanese arc welders after controlling for age and smoking, assuming that lung magnetic field adequately reflects accumulation of welding fumes in the lungs. Topics: arc welding and cutting; epidemiologic study; long-term exposure; magnetopneumography; maximal expiratory flow; obstructive ventilatory impairment; one-second forced expiratory volume; pulmonary function; smoking; spirometry; welding fumes. |
Descriptors (primary) |
obstructive ventilatory impairment; pulmonary function; welding fumes; arc welding and cutting |
Descriptors (secondary) |
smoking; maximal expiratory flow; one-second forced expiratory volume; magnetopneumography; long-term exposure; spirometry; epidemiologic study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Japan |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Welding and cutting Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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