2001
PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS AT WORK
Sood A, Redlich C. PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS AT WORK. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2001, 22: 783-793. PMID: 11787665, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70066-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansLung DiseasesMaleMass ScreeningOccupational DiseasesOccupational MedicineRespiratory Function TestsSpirometryUnited StatesConceptsLung diseaseOccupational lung disordersPulmonary function testsManagement of patientsMethacholine challenge testingOccupational lung diseaseCareful occupational historySerial PFTsSuch patientsFunction testsLung disordersPopulation of workersClinical evaluationLung volumeOccupational exposurePEF recordingsRespiratory conditionsOccupational historyChallenge testingImportant causeDisability evaluationMedical screeningOccupational settingsPatientsDisease
1998
Dietary vitamin A and prevalence of bronchial metaplasia in asbestos-exposed workers 1 2 3
Mayne ST, Redlich CA, Cullen MR. Dietary vitamin A and prevalence of bronchial metaplasia in asbestos-exposed workers 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1998, 68: 630-636. PMID: 9734740, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.3.630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal vitamin ABronchial metaplasiaVitamin AAsbestos workersDietary intakeHigh intakeBronchial squamous metaplasiaGreater airway obstructionPulmonary function testingDietary vitamin ALogistic regression analysisAirway obstructionFormer smokingCurrent smokingBronchial biopsiesTobacco exposureSquamous metaplasiaFunction testingAsbestos exposureForm of retinolNonsignificant reductionLow intakeMetaplasiaNonsignificant increaseIndustrial clinics