- Author
- Betchley, C. | Koenig, J. Q. | vanBelle, G. | Checkoway, H. | Reinhardt, T.
- Title
- Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Symptoms in Forest Firefighters.
- Coporate
- University of Washington, Seattle Radian Corp., Seattle, WA
- Journal
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 31, 503-509, May 1997
- Keywords
- fire fighters | forest fires | smoke | exposure | respiratory system | statistical analysis | fire seasons | fire statistics
- Identifiers
- Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT); smoke exposure; respiratory health; full time and seasonal wildland fire management workers; respiratory sysmptoms; spirometry; demographics; cross shift prevalence of respiratory symptoms in Oregon and Washington forest fire fighters - 1992 and 1993 fire seasons; cross seasonal prevalence of respiratory symptoms in Oregon and Washington forest fire fighters - 1992 fire season; cross shift changes in PFTs for Oregon and Washington forest firefighters with noted exclusions - 1992 and 1993 fire seasons; effect of cold ambient temperatures on cross shift PFTs for Oregon and Washington forest firefighters - 1992 and 1993 fire seasons; cross seasonal changes in PFTs for Oregon and Washington forest firefighters - 1992 fire season; effect of wood use at home on Oregon and Washington forest firefighters after the 1992 fire season