Changes in ventilatory function in grain processing and animal feed workers in relation to exposure to organic dust.

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Published in Scand J Work Environ Health on December 01, 1994

Authors

E Tielemans1, D Heederik, W van Pelt

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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