Byssinosis: A cross-sectional study in an australian textile factory

Richard T. Gun; Ganyk Janckewicz; Adrian Esterman; David Roder; R. Antic; R. Douglas Mcevoy; Andrew Thornton

doi:10.1093/occmed/33.3.119

Byssinosis: A cross-sectional study in an australian textile factory

Richard T. Gun, Ganyk Janckewicz, Adrian Esterman, David Roder, R. Antic, R. Douglas Mcevoy, Andrew Thornton

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A cross-sectional study was made in an Australian cotton textile plant of the prevalence of byssinosis and chronic respiratory impairment. No significant level of byssinosis was found. There was minimal evidence of chronic respiratory impairment from respirable cotton-dust, and no evidence of a quantitative exposure-response relationship. The relatively low mean dust levels at the time of the study (0.14 mg/m³ to 0.24 mg/m³) may have been partly responsible for these findings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	119-125
Number of pages	7
Journal	Occupational Medicine
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/33.3.119
Publication status	Published or Issued - Jul 1983

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