Association between the Type of Workplace and Lung Function in Copper Miners

The aim of the analysis was to retrospectively assess changes in lung function in copper miners depending on the type of workplace. In the groups of 225 operators, 188 welders, and 475 representatives of other jobs, spirometry was performed at the start of employment and subsequently after 10, 20, a...

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Main Authors: Anna Skoczyńska, Leszek Gruszczyński, Anna Wojakowska, Marek Ścieszka, Barbara Turczyn, Edward Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5928572