title: Lung function in different types of pneumoconiosis.
abstract: The results of pulmonary function tests in patients with silicosis, pneumoconiosis in coal miners and arc welders, asbestosis, as well as in persons exposed to asbestos without abnormal x-ray findings of the chest, and in nonexposed healthy control persons and the development after 6 years are compared between each other and with the x-ray findings. There are significant differences between the several groups. There is no correlation (parallelism) between increase of lung function impairment and progression of x-ray findings.
mesh_terms: D000874:Anthracosilicosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012126:Respiratory Dead Space; D012829:Silicosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen