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Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and spirometric changes among non-smoker male wood workers

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  • Davood K. Hosseini
  • Vahab Malekshahi Nejad
  • Haiying Sun
  • Hanieh K. Hosseini
  • Seyyed Hassan Adeli
  • Tian Wang

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Objective: To assess the effects of workplace exposure to hardwood dust on lung function and determine a prevalence of respiratory symptoms among wood workers. Study design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Tertiary referral center. Subjects and methods: Two hundred seventy-six, non-smoker male wood workers and equal number of non-smoker male office workers, referred to pulmonology clinic included in this study. Evaluation of study participants included completion of a questionnaire regarding respiratory symptoms and baseline spirometry was measured according to the actual recommendations. Results: Respiratory symptoms including cough, phlegm, chest tightness, and wheezing were significantly higher in wood workers than office workers (40.2% versus 29.3% for cough, p = 0.0073; 40.6% versus 23.6% for phlegm, p

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  • Davood K. Hosseini & Vahab Malekshahi Nejad & Haiying Sun & Hanieh K. Hosseini & Seyyed Hassan Adeli & Tian Wang, 2020. "Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and spirometric changes among non-smoker male wood workers," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(3), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0224860
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224860
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