Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: Respiratory function and bronchial responsiveness among industrial workers exposed to different classes of occupational agents: a study from Algeria | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology BioMed Central Research Open Access Respiratory function and bronchial responsiveness among industrial workers exposed to different classes of occupational agents a study from Algeria Farid Ould-Kadi1 Tim S Nawrot2 Peter H Hoet2 and Benoit Nemery 2 Address 1Faculty of Medicine University of Oran Oran Algeria and 2Occupational and Environmental Medicine School of Public Health KULeuven Leuven Belgium Email Farid Ould-Kadi - okf_farid@ Tim S Nawrot - Peter H Hoet - Benoit Nemery - Corresponding author Published 8 October 2007 Received 3 January 2007 Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2007 2 11 doi 1745-6673-2-11 This article is available from http content 2 1 11 Accepted 8 October 2007 2007 Ould-Kadi et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Occupational exposures play a role in the onset of several chronic airway diseases. We investigated in a cross-sectional study lung function parameters and bronchial hyperresponsiveness to histamine in workers exposed to different airborne compounds. The study group totalled 546 male subjects of whom 1 14 were exposed to welding fumes 106 to solvents 107 to mineral dust 97 to organic dust and 123 without known exposure to airway irritants. A questionnaire was administered and spirometry and bronchial responsiveness to histamine were assessed by one observer in the morning before work to prevent effects of acute exposure. The mean SD age of the participants was years with a mean duration of employment of years. Both before and after adjustment for smoking status forced .
