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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-9-8
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pubmed:abstractText |
A cross-sectional study of work-related symptoms and cotton dust exposure was made in 404 man-made fiber and 1,048 cotton operatives in Lancashire spinning mills; 39 cotton-exposed operatives (3.7%) had symptoms of byssinosis. This was associated on regression analysis with cumulative lifetime cotton dust exposure (p < 0.001), total years spent carding (p < 0.001), and currently working in the carding area (p = 0.0041). Smoking habit did not differ significantly between byssinotic and nonbyssinotic workers. Other work-related symptoms were common: chronic bronchitis (CB) and persistent cough. The prevalence of CB correlated positively with dust exposure (r = 0.59). Cotton dust sampling was performed in the work area (SDPRES) and personal breathing zone (PD1). A retrospective estimate of lifetime cotton dust exposure based on SDPRES correlated best with the prevalence of byssinosis (r = 0.797), although correlations with PD1 (r = 0.709) and SDPRES (r = 0.594) were also significant.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
1073-449X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
150
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
441-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Air Pollutants, Occupational,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Byssinosis,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Dust,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-England,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Gossypium,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Regression Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Smoking,
pubmed-meshheading:8049827-Textile Industry
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Respiratory symptoms and dust exposure in Lancashire cotton and man-made fiber mill operatives.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Thoracic and Occupational Medicine, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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