The use of pulmonary function test to predict occupational lung disease among workers in steel industry

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel, Ibrahim, Nabeel, Issa, Layla
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: QP Physiology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/41530/1/41530-.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41530/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Occupational lung diseases are a group of illnesses that are caused by repeated and continuous long term exposure to dusts, gases, vapors and fumes at work that can lead to respiratory system injuries.[1] Substances which are known to cause occupational lung diseases include asbestos, polycycli...