The Effect of Cement Dust on the Lung Function in a Cement Factory, Iran

The present study aimed at assessing cement dust exposure and its relationship to lung function at a Portland cement factory in Ilam, Iran. Lung function tests were carried out on 112 workers at the cement factory in 2008-09. Simultaneously 85 non exposed workers were used as control. Lung function...

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Main Authors: Farhad Ferasati, Hojattollah Kakaei, Mostafa Hosseini, Hossein Kakooei, Abdolhossein Poornajaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-07-01
Series:International Journal of Occupational Hygiene
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/17373.pdf&manuscript_id=17373