Prevalence of byssinosis in Swedish cotton mills.
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Prevalence of byssinosis in Swedish cotton mills.
The prevalence of byssinosis and of chronic bronchitis was studied in a questionnaire investigation among workers in bale opening areas, carding rooms, and spinning rooms in five Swedish cotton mills. Airborne dust and Gram-negative bacteria was measured. Nineteen per cent of the interviewed workers reported symptoms of light byssinosis (grade 1/2). The prevalence of symptoms was not related to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1981
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.38.2.138