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Relation between lung function, exercise capacity, and exposure to asbestos cement

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Summary, in English

A group of 137 male workers with known exposure (mean 20 fibre years per millilitre) to asbestos cement who had symptoms or signs of pulmonary disease was studied together with a reference group of 49 healthy industrial workers with no exposure to asbestos. Lung function measurements were made at rest and during exercise. Evidence of lung fibrosis was found as well as of obstructive airways disease in the exposed group compared with the reference group. Asbestos cement exposure was related to variables reflecting lung fibrosis but not to variables reflecting airflow obstruction. Smoking was related to variables reflecting obstructive lung disease. Exercise capacity was reduced in the exposed workers and was related to smoking and to lung function variables, reflecting obstructive airways disease. There was no significant correlation between exercise capacity and exposure to asbestos cement.

Publishing year

1987

Language

English

Pages

542-549

Publication/Series

British Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volume

44

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

Topic

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health
  • Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
  • Respiratory Medicine and Allergy

Status

Published

Research group

  • Clinical Physiology, Malmö

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0007-1072