Annual Changes of Lung Function in Retired Workers Exposed to Inorganic Dusts
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Lee, Joung-Oh
(Occupational lung Diseases Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service)
Choi, Byung-Soon (Occupational lung Diseases Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) Lee, Jong-Seong (Occupational lung Diseases Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service) Jeong, Jee-Yeon (Department of Environmental Health, Yongin University) Lee, Hong-Ki (Korea Occupational Medicial Institute) |
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