Basic pulmonary function tests in pig farmers
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Lung function and respiratory symptoms in pig farmers.
In a pilot study to investigate the health effects of swine confinement work on the respiratory tract pulmonary function tests and a questionnaire for respiratory symptoms were used. Complete data, including qualitative exposure information, were gathered for 132 owners of fattening, breeding, or closed pig farms. All measured pulmonary function values, except the FVC, were on average lower tha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0370-8179,2406-0895
DOI: 10.2298/sarh0404085d