Byssinosis and chronic bronchitis among cotton textile workers.

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• Personal Author:
  Hamilton JD ; Kilburn KH ; Lumsden JC ; Merchant, James A. ; O'Fallon WM
• Description:
  Survey of a modern cotton-synthetic blend mill to determine the prevalence and distribution of byssinosis, the effects of smoking, aging, and cotton-dust exposure on the frequency and severity of byssinosis, chronic bronchitis, and dyspnea (defined by index ratings), and whether total dust-samples would indicate byssinosis risk. Twenty percent of those working in preparation areas, 2% of those in yarn processing areas, and 6% of all employees were diagnosed by byssinotic. Among men, the byssinosis index increased with smoking, and the bronchitis index increased with smoking plus dust exposure. Byssinotic workers were found to have more chronic bronchitis and dyspnea than matched control workers. Byssinosis and chronic bronchitis are both influenced by cotton-dust exposure and cigarette smoking. Total-dust samples, in this plant, gave no indication of byssinosis risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Textile Industry
• Keywords:
  Chronic-bronchitis Cotton-dust Dust-sampling NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Respiratory-system-disorders Smoking-habits Textile-workers Textiles-industry
• ISSN:
  0003-4819
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  423-433
• Volume:
  76
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00011980
• Citation:
  Ann Intern Med 1972 Mar; 76(3):423-433
• Contact Point Address:
  Medicine Duke University ED Ctr Durham, N C 27706
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Performing Organization:
  Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19710201
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Internal Medicine
• End Date:
  19740131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f9f268060b66cd35e864dbae9d9d2569c1108c552f035ae2a419c2aa0dd92e663d21b2e0e1c5c307c0ef31c2de0e3675209ce13485944962542622998c56ff63
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183775/cdc_183775_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.81 MB ]