Irish farmers lung health study- A study of the respiratory health of the Irish farming population

Breda Cushen (Kilkenny, Ireland), Breda Cushen, Noreen Donoghue, Donna Langan, Tara Cahill, Eimear Nic Donnacha, Olivia Healy, Fiona Keegan, Mark Browne, Imran Sulaiman, Anthony O’Regan

Source: International Congress 2015 – Occupational factors in COPD and bronchitis
Session: Occupational factors in COPD and bronchitis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 344
Disease area: Airway diseases

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