Future job instability in older workers can be predicted by breathlessness and airflow obstruction

Joanna Szram (London, United Kingdom), Joanna Szram, Susan Schofield, Paul Cullinan

Source: International Congress 2015 – Occupational factors in COPD and bronchitis
Session: Occupational factors in COPD and bronchitis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 357
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Joanna Szram (London, United Kingdom), Joanna Szram, Susan Schofield, Paul Cullinan. Future job instability in older workers can be predicted by breathlessness and airflow obstruction. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 357

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