Lung function and prevalence of respiratory symptoms in Norwegian crab processing workers
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Lung function and prevalence of respiratory symptoms in Norwegian crab processing workers
BACKGROUND Seafood processing workers have an increased risk of developing occupational asthma. This has not been studied among Norwegian crab processing workers, nor has the respiratory health of exposed workers been compared to a control group. OBJECTIVES Assessing the impact of working in the crab processing industry on workers' respiratory health. DESIGN A cross-sectional study of the r...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2242-3982
DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2017.1313513