Chronic respiratory symptoms and job type within the rubber industry.
Associations between the presence of chronic respiratory symptoms and a history of working in certain production job categories within the rubber industry are presented. Environmental explanations for these associations are discussed. Particular attention is also paid to the methodologic diffculties in analyzing cross-sectional health data in relation to the mobile and environmentally varied work-histories of individual workers within the rubber industry.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012408:Rubber / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
D012408:Rubber