Lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and atopy among firefighters

• Main Authors: Frans Greven (Author), Esmeralda Krop (Author), Jack Spithoven (Author), Jos Rooyackers (Author), Huib Kerstjens (Author), Dick Heederik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine associations between lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR), and atopy with exposure to fire smoke among firefighters. METHODS: The study was comprised of 402 firefighters, a randomly chosen subset of a previous survey among firefighters...