Respiratory impairment due to asbestos exposure in brake-lining workers

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dc.contributor.authorErdinc, M
dc.contributor.authorErdinc, E
dc.contributor.authorCok, G
dc.contributor.authorPolatli, M
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T18:40:29Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T18:40:29Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThere is extensive evidence that exposure to asbestos causes pulmonary parenchymal fibrosis, pleural disease, and malignant neoplasm in asbestos-exposed workers. However, few data concerning brake-lining workers are available in the literature. In this study, we aimed to assess the long-term effects of chrysotile asbestos exposure on lung function and the risk of asbestos-related diseases in brake-lining workers. Seventy-four asbestos-exposed workers who processed brake-lining products and 12 unexposed office workers were offered pulmonary function tests (spirometry and transfer factor) in 1992 and 1999. In 1999, the mean duration of asbestos exposure was 10.00+/-4.07 and 11.02+/-4.81 years (7-31 years) in nonsmoking and smoking asbestos workers, respectively. Transfer factor (T-L, CO) and transfer coefficient (K-CO) decline were significant in the 7-year follow-up in both smoking and nonsmoking asbestos workers. However, lung function indices of the control group, whom were all current smokers; were also found to be decreased, including FEF75, T-L, CO and K-CO. We found minimal reticular changes in 10 asbestos workers who were all current smokers, they underwent high-resolution computed tomography scans of the chest and we found that they had peribronchial thickening resulting from smoking. As a conclusion, even in the absence of radiographic asbestosis, T-L, CO and K-CO may decrease after a mean 10-year duration of exposure to asbestos in brake-lining workers and this is more noticeable with cigarette burden. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0013-9351(02)00063-4en_US
dc.identifier.endpage156en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-9351
dc.identifier.issn1096-0953
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid12648477en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage151en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0013-9351(02)00063-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/36908
dc.identifier.volume91en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000181780900003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectbrake liningen_US
dc.subjectasbestosisen_US
dc.subjecttransfer factoren_US
dc.subjecttransfer coefficienten_US
dc.subjectspirometryen_US
dc.titleRespiratory impairment due to asbestos exposure in brake-lining workersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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