A survey of respiratory disease among New York City postal and transit workers: I. Prevalence of symptoms.

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• Personal Author:
  Bass HE ; Breuer J ; Densen PM ; Jones EW
• Description:
  The prevalence of chronic respiratory disease was surveyed among 12,604 postal and transit workers in New York City. The subjects were interviewed and given 1 second forced expiratory volume (FEV1) pulmonary function tests. Symptoms of chronic bronchitis were found in 12 to 15 percent of Whites and 9 to 10 percent of non-Whites. Chronic cough and phlegm were 5 times more prevalent in smokers, and were more prevalent in White smokers than Black smokers. Postal workers had more respiratory symptoms than transit workers. The authors note that the small number of nonsmokers in the study population made it difficult to compare subgroups between smokers and nonsmokers. Poor environmental exposure data also hampered interpretation of the results. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Race Factors Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products Transportation

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• Keywords:
  Cigarette Smoking Health Surveys Lung Disorders Postal Employees Pulmonary Function Tests Pulmonary System Disorders Racial Factors Transportation Workers
• ISSN:
  0013-9351
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  262-286
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00112556
• Citation:
  Environ Res 1967 Nov; 1(3):262-286
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1968
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c0dc287e0e281c2b622254d26269c5d1aec8a4f6123e19e90b42164c58ad110fb574f4dd62c6051ba2032b9c5f266ab5cbfcd50d32e59f623f8bf89a0570267f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184407/cdc_184407_DS1.pdf
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