Occupation and three-year incidence of respiratory symptoms and lung function decline: the ARIC Study

Background Specific occupations are associated with adverse respiratory health. Inhalation exposures encountered in these jobs may place workers at risk of new-onset respiratory disease. Methods We analyzed data from 8,967 participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, a lon...

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Published in:	Respiratory research Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 24
Main Authors:	Mirabelli, Maria C, London, Stephanie J, Charles, Luenda E, Pompeii, Lisa A, Wagenknecht, Lynne E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 20.03.2012 BioMed Central Ltd Nature Publishing Group BMC
Subjects:	Age Analysis ARIC study Asthma Asthma - epidemiology Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - epidemiology Bronchitis Bronchitis, Chronic - epidemiology Cigarettes Cohort Studies Cough - epidemiology Demographic aspects Employment Epidemiology Female Follow-Up Studies Health aspects Humans Incidence Inhalation Longitudinal Studies Lung Lung - physiopathology Lung Diseases - epidemiology Lung Diseases - physiopathology Lungs Male Medical research Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged occupation Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational Diseases - physiopathology Occupational safety Occupations Pneumology/Respiratory System Population decline Prospective Studies Pulmonary manifestations of general diseases Respiratory diseases Respiratory function Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory symptoms respiratory tract disease Risk Factors Studies North Carolina United States > US epidemiology ARIC study occupation respiratory tract disease
ISSN:	1465-9921, 1465-993X, 1465-993X
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