Objectives Occupational exposure to soft paper dust is associated with impaired lung function. Whether there is an increased risk for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unclear.

1 School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 Black Dog Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, ...

Objective: There is limited information on the public health impact of wildfires. The relationship of cardiorespiratory hospital admissions (n = 40 856) to wildfire-related particulate matter (PM 2.5) ...

1 Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg Medical School, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA 2 Emergency Medicine, Department of ...

Aims: To investigate the lagged effects of cold temperature on cardiorespiratory mortality and to determine whether “wind chill” is a better predictor of these effects than “dry bulb” temperature.

Objectives Examination of lung function abnormalities among coal miners has historically focused on actively working miners. This likely underestimates the true burden of chronic respiratory disease.

Objectives: To identify the effects of indium on the lung and to assess exposure-effect and exposure-response relations between indium exposure and effects on the lungs. Methods: Ninety three male ...

OBJECTIVES--The purpose was to study the effects on the nervous system in welders exposed to aluminium and manganese. METHODS--The investigation included questionnaires on symptoms, psychological ...