Persistent respiratory symptoms and loss of pulmonary function related to occupational dust exposure in a cohort of Brazilian grain elevator workers

C. N. Tietboehl-Filho, J. S. Moreira, M. L. O. Frank (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Diseases associated with organic dust exposure
Session: Diseases associated with organic dust exposure
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 785
Disease area: Airway diseases

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