Open AccessThe effect of exposure to rubber production emissions and physical activity on pulmonary function indices among tyre manufacturing employees in Iran
Author(s) -
Ehsan Rafeemanesh,
Habibollah Esmaily,
Farahnaz Ahmadi,
Mohammad Ali Sardar,
Golnoosh Ghooshchi
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_79_20
Subject(s) - confounding , medicine , logistic regression , environmental health , cross sectional study , pulmonary function testing , odds ratio , physical activity , toxicology , physical therapy , pathology , biology
Exposure to rubber production emissions can cause respiratory problems. There is some evidence that physical activity might have protective effects against respiratory obstruction.