Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
Workers in the tobacco industry are exposed to tobacco dust, which has allergenic and irritative effects on airways. In this study, our aim was to determine whether tobacco dust has any effect on lung functions and volumes. A questionnaire about working conditions was applied to 448 workers, some of which had been exposed to tobacco dust while others had not, and all workers underwent measurements of spirometric flow and volume. Of the study group, 126 workers were exposed to tobacco dust for more than 10 years and 55 were not. All of these 181 workers were also nonsmokers. There were statistically significant differences between exposed and unexposed workers in FEV1 (p
Keywords
Tobacco dust, Lung function, Exposure
First Page
143
Last Page
146
Recommended Citation
SÜNTER, AHMET TEVFİK; BAĞIRICI, FARUK; DÜNDAR, CİHAD; MARANGOZ, ABDULLAH; and PEKŞEN, YILDIZ (2001) "Lung Functions in Workers Exposed to Tobacco Dust," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 31: No. 2, Article 9. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol31/iss2/9
