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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2017

Lung function in asphalt pavers: a longitudinal study.

Bente Ulvestad, Britt Grethe Randem, Øivind Skare, Trond Mogens Aaløkken, Georg Karl Myranek, Karine Elihn, May Brit Lund

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Bente UlvestadNational Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway. bente.ulvestad@stami.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7674-3001
Britt Grethe RandemEnvironmental and Occupational Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Øivind SkareNational Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway.
Trond Mogens AaløkkenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Georg Karl MyranekDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Karine ElihnDepartment of Applied Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
May Brit LundDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Oslo University Hospital · NONational Institute of Occupational Health · NOStockholm University · SE

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Abstract

purposeTo study longitudinal changes in lung function in asphalt pavers and a reference group of road maintenance workers, and to detect possible signs of lung disease by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans.

methodsSeventy-five asphalt pavers and 71 road maintenance workers were followed up with questionnaires and measurements of lung function. Not every worker was tested every year, but most of them had four or more measurement points. The 75 asphalt pavers were also invited to have HRCT scans of the lungs at the end of the follow-up period.

resultsMean annual decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV

conclusionWe conclude that our findings may indicate an excess annual decline in FVC and FEV

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Construction IndustryAdultFollow-Up StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHumansHydrocarbonsLongitudinal StudiesLungLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureRespiratory Function TestsVital CapacityasphaltHydrocarbonsAsphalt fumesHRCTOil mistSpirometry

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PMID27722781
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