Occupational exposures to solvents and metals are associated with fixed airflow obstruction

• Main Authors: Sheikh M Alif (Author), Shyamali C Dharmage (Author), Geza Benke (Author), Martine Dennekamp (Author), John A Burgess (Author), Jennifer L Perret (Author), Caroline J Lodge (Author), Stephen Morrison (Author), David P Johns (Author), Graham G Giles (Author), Lyle C Gurrin (Author), Paul S Thomas (Author), John L Hopper (Author), Richard Wood-Baker (Author), Bruce R Thompson (Author), Iain H Feather (Author), Roel Vermeulen (Author), Hans Kromhout (Author), E Haydn Walters (Author), Michael J Abramson (Author), Melanie C Matheson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the associations between occupational exposures to solvents and metals and fixed airflow obstruction (AO) using post-bronchodilator spirometry. METHODS: We included 1335 participants from the 2002-2008 follow-up of the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study. Ever-exp...