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Pulmonary function in workers with chronic exposure to cadmium oxide fumes

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Detailed pulmonary function studies were carried out on 11 workers of middle age, who had been exposed for 7 to 11 years to moderate concentrations of cadmium oxide. Minor abnormalities of lung volumes, intrapulmonary mixing and lung compliance were found in a few cases; no airway obstruction was present. The lung diffusing capacity and the blood gases were normal. The chest roentgenogram showed a normal vascular pattern at the periphery of the lung. It is concluded that emphysema was absent in the group studied.

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  1. Department of Occupational Diseases, Hospital Colentina, Romania

    Dan B. Teculescu & Dan C. Stănescu

  2. Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Bucarest, Romania

    Dan B. Teculescu & Dan C. Stănescu

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Teculescu, D.B., Stănescu, D.C. Pulmonary function in workers with chronic exposure to cadmium oxide fumes. Int. Arch. Arbeitsmed 26, 335–345 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540166

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