Open AccessRespiratory symptoms, across-shift lung function changes and lifetime exposures of welders in New Zealand
Author(s) -
David Fishwick,
Lisa Bradshaw,
Tania Slater,
Neil Pearce
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.231
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , lung function , pulmonary function testing , risk factor , ventilation (architecture) , vital capacity , cardiology , lung , mechanical engineering , diffusing capacity , engineering
The possibility was investigated that exposure to welding fumes causes an acute decrease in pulmonary function.