Longitudinal pulmonary functional loss in cotton textile workers: A 5-year follow-up study

KAHRAMAN H., SUCAKLI M. H., Kilic T., ÇELİK M., KÖKSAL N., EKERBİÇER H. Ç.

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.19, ss.1176-1182, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12659/msm.889681
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1176-1182
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: textile, occupational health, respiratory, organic dusts, pulmonary function, LUNG-FUNCTION DECLINE, LONG-TERM DECLINE, RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, ENDOTOXIN-EXPOSURE, DUST EXPOSURE, HEALTH, RESPONSES, FEV(1), FEV1
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Occupational exposure to cotton dust causes several diseases affecting the lungs, but only limited information is available on effects of long-term exposure. In this study, we aimed to evaluate longitudinal changes in selected parameters of pulmonary function in textile workers.