| Document ID (ISN) | 73387 |
| CIS number |
99-1200 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gordon S.B., Curran A.D., Fishwick D., Morice A.H., Howard P. |
| Title |
Respiratory symptoms among glass bottle workers - Cough and airways irritancy syndrome? |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1998, Vol.48, No.7, p.455-459. Illus. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
In a study of a cohort of 69 glass bottle workers, symptoms, employment history and clinical investigations including radiology, spirometry and serial peak expiratory flow rate records were retrospectively analyzed from clinical records. The results showed a consistent syndrome of work-related eye, nose and throat irritation followed after a variable period by shortness of breath. The latent interval between starting work and first developing symptoms was typically 4 years. The interval preceding the development of dyspnoea was longer and much more variable. Spirometry was not markedly abnormal in the group, but 57% of workers had abnormal serial peak expiratory flow rate charts. Workers in this industry experience upper and lower respiratory tract symptoms consistent with irritant exposure. The long-term functional significance of these symptoms should be formally investigated. Topics: chest radiography; cohort study; eye irritation; glass industry; irritants; irritation; latency; maximal expiratory flow; one-second forced expiratory volume; pulmonary function; respiratory diseases; spirometry; symptoms. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
irritants; glass industry; pulmonary function; respiratory diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
eye irritation; irritation; latency; symptoms; chest radiography; one-second forced expiratory volume; cohort study; spirometry; maximal expiratory flow |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Glass, pottery and related materials
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