Lung Function in Workers at Small Foundries
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Kim, Se-Yeong
(Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University)
Kim, Jung-Il (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Jung, Ji-Hyeon (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Choi, Suk-Hwan (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Jung, Kap-Yeol (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) |
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