Open AccessAn analytical cross-sectional study to compare pulmonary function and respiratory morbidity-related quality of life between construction workers with age-and gender-matched controls
Author(s) -
Praveen K Chittaluru,
Raj K Korra,
Vinay K Asuri,
Pratyusha Annakula,
G. M. Reddy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_101_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary function testing , cross sectional study , quality of life (healthcare) , vital capacity , copd , asthma , respiratory system , test (biology) , respiratory disease , physical therapy , lung , lung function , pathology , paleontology , nursing , diffusing capacity , biology
Respiratory morbidity among construction workers is one of the most neglected occupational diseases, in spite of the high risk.