title: Respiratory symptoms and lung function in black and white mining and non-mining industrial workers in South Africa.
abstract: The results of a number of chronic respiratory disease surveys carried out in the RSA are presented. Data for Whites and Blacks are compared, and the effect of smoking habits in the two ethnic groups is reported. The results are discussed in the light of other reports on ethnic differences in the literature.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D044383:Black People; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008906:Mining; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012907:Smoking; D013019:South Africa; D013183:Sputum / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014797:Vital Capacity; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D006046:Gold