Journal article
CADMIUM FUME INHALATION AND EMPHYSEMA
Abstract
Lung function and chest radiographs of 101 men who had worked for 1 or more years manufacturing copper-cadmium alloy were compared with those of a referent group matched for age, sex, and employment status. Cigarette consumption was similar in the two groups. The cadmium workers had an excess of abnormalities of lung function and of radiographic changes consistent with emphysema. Classification of the cadmium workers by exposure categories …
Authors
Davison AG; Taylor AJN; Darbyshire J; Chettle DR; Guthrie CJG; O'Malley D; Mason HT; Fayers PM; Venables KM; Pickering CAC
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 331, No. 8587, pp. 663–667
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 1988
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(88)91474-2
ISSN
0140-6736