Work-Related Respiratory Disorders in Persons Employed in Quebec Cotton Textile Mills – 1980 to 1995

Byssinosis, a chronic lung disease of cotton mill workers, is characterized by repeated episodes of reversible airway obstruction, which can lead to permanent alterations of lung function. When this occurs in Quebec the worker must be removed from further exposure in accordance with the provincial c...

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Main Authors: Raymond Bégin, Marc Desmeules, Jean-Jacques Gauthier, Gaston Ostiguy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/415806
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