Role of smoking in bronchopulmonary disease formation in nickel production workers

Rocheva, I.I.; Siurin, S.A.; Nikanov, A.N.; Panychev

Meditsina Truda i Promyshlennaia Ekologiia 2007(4): 44-46

2007


ISSN/ISBN: 1026-9428
PMID: 17657973
Document Number: 608486
Questionnaire and external respiration studies in 295 workers engaged into nickel production (including 158 smokers and 137 nonsmokers) revealed that smoking (7.92 +/- 0.63 packs/year in average) causes clinical symptoms of broncho-pulmonary diseases, lower functional parameters, increased risk of acute and chronic respiratory diseases preceding to chronic bronchitis.

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