Original scientific paper

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in female asbestos workers

I. Kalačić ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb

Abstract

The symptoms and syndromes characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were studied in a group of female asbestos workers and in a group of control women by means of the British Medical Research Council's examination technique. The prevalence rates of all the symptoms and syndromes were higher in exposed women. The differences related to the prevalence of wheezing, dyspnoea of grade 1 and obstructive ventilatory impairment were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Taking into account a fair comparability of the contrasted groups with regard to the relevant characteristics these results were considered as suggesting a possible causal relationship between occupational exposure to asbestos dust and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Further studies, however, are needed to clarify better the nature of the observed association.

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Hrčak ID:

168182

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/168182

Publication date:

20.6.1973.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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