smoking has a protective effects on functional and inflammatory parameters in workers exposed to artificial stone dust

Elizabeth Fireman (Tel-Aviv, Israel), Noa Ophir, Amir Bar Shai, Yifat Alcalay, Yehuda Schwarz, Rafi Korenstein, Mordechai R. Kremer, Elizabeth Fireman

Source: International Congress 2016 – Occupational and environmental exposures and biomarkers: human studies, animal data, and in vitro methods
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Elizabeth Fireman (Tel-Aviv, Israel), Noa Ophir, Amir Bar Shai, Yifat Alcalay, Yehuda Schwarz, Rafi Korenstein, Mordechai R. Kremer, Elizabeth Fireman. smoking has a protective effects on functional and inflammatory parameters in workers exposed to artificial stone dust. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4281

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