Pulmonary function and morbidity in textile mill workers.
The study was conducted in a large cotton textile mill in Surat City. A selected number of 278 employees were evaluated for social, anthropological and pulmonary functions. No parameters except the period of exposure to dust reduced pulmonary function; it was statistically significant in the case of vital capacity and maximum breathing capacity. Out of 23.94% pulmonary morbidity observed, the byssinosis rate was 1.62.
Ray
M D
MD
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Government Medical College Surat, India.
Skandhan
K P
KP
Mehta
Y B
YB
Chokshi
R R
RR
Mehta
N R
NR
D002095:Byssinosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D013783:Textile Industry