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ID (ISN) del documento45590
Número CIS 86-470
ISSN - Título de la serie 1775-8785 - Archives des maladies professionnelles
Año 1985
Número de serie
Autor(es) Pham Q.T., Mur J.M., Teculescu D., Merou-Poncelet B., Gaertner M., Meyer-Bisch C., Moulin J.M., Massin N.
Título Respiratory symptoms and lung function in painters in an industrial vehicle manufacturing plant. Results of a transverse epidemiologic study
Título original Symptômes respiratoires et fonction pulmonaire des peintres d'une usine de fabrication de véhicules industriels. Résultats d'une enquête épidémiologique transversale [en francés]
Información bibliográfica 1985, Vol.46, No.1, p.31-36. 33 ref.
Resumen Clinical examinations and respiratory function tests were performed on 54 spray painters, 22 painters using a brush and 214 controls. There was no difference in the prevalence of bronchitis and asthma among the groups. However, chronic runny nose was more frequent in painters using a brush and wheezing was more frequent in spray painters, who also had more FEV1/VC anomalies, positive acetylcholine tests and increased closing volume/VC ratios. Respiratory impairment was on the whole slight in painters, except for spray painters who smoked a lot.
Descriptores (primarios) neumopatías; enfermedades respiratorias; pintura; industria del automóvil; función pulmonar; pruebas funcionales respiratorias; pintura con pistola
Descriptores (secundarios) bronquitis; encuesta epidemiológica; asma
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Surface treatment
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry