Consequences of respiratory exposures in the farm environment

Depending on the type of farming practice, respiratory symptoms are common among agricultural workers. Farmers are at risk for pulmonary illnesses, including chronic bronchitis, organic dust toxic syndrome, farmer's lung diseases, allergic and nonallergic asthma, nasal irritation and polyps, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	North Carolina medical journal (Durham, N.C.) N.C.), 2011-11, Vol.72 (6), p.477-480
1. Verfasser:	Langley, Ricky L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural Workers' Diseases - epidemiology Agricultural Workers' Diseases - etiology Agricultural Workers' Diseases - prevention & control Agriculture Animals Humans Occupational Exposure - adverse effects Occupational Exposure - prevention & control Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology Respiratory Tract Diseases - prevention & control United States - epidemiology Zoonoses - epidemiology Zoonoses - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Depending on the type of farming practice, respiratory symptoms are common among agricultural workers. Farmers are at risk for pulmonary illnesses, including chronic bronchitis, organic dust toxic syndrome, farmer's lung diseases, allergic and nonallergic asthma, nasal irritation and polyps, and chemical pneumonitis.
ISSN:	0029-2559 0029-2559
DOI:	10.18043/ncm.72.6.477