Occupation, smoking and lung function impairment in a traditional industrial area in Catalonia, Spain

A. Jaen, J. P. Zock, M. Kogevinas, J. Sunyer, A. Ferrer, A. Marin (Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Community-based studies in occupational lung diseases
Session: Community-based studies in occupational lung diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2020
Disease area: Airway diseases

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