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Respiratory disease in foundry workers.
A survey was carried out in a steel foundry in Brisbane to evaluate the nature and frequency of respiratory symptoms and to assess ventilatory function. The foundry used many moulding processes including the Furane, Isocure, Shell, carbon dioxide, and oil sand systems. Nasal symptoms and wheeze were often reported, particularly by workers in the general foundry and core shop, and on a semiautom...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1985
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.42.2.101