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Vyas A, Pickering C, Oldham L, Francis H, Fletcher A, Merrett T, et al.
Occup Environ Med . 2000 Oct; 57(11):752-9. PMID: 11024199
Objectives: To find the nature and incidence of symptoms experienced by a large sample of hospital endoscopy nurses. To find whether nurses in endoscopy units develop asthma under current working...
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Niven R, Fletcher A, Pickering C, Faragher E, Potter I, Booth W, et al.
Occup Environ Med . 2000 Aug; 57(9):627-34. PMID: 10935944
Objectives: Building sickness syndrome remains poorly understood. Aetiological factors range from temperature, humidity, and air movement to internal pollutants, dust, lighting, and noise factors. The reported study was designed to...
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Higgins B, Francis H, Yates C, Warburton C, Fletcher A, Pickering C, et al.
Eur Respir J . 2000 Aug; 16(1):61-6. PMID: 10933086
Laboratory-based studies have shown that ozone and nitrogen dioxide can potentiate the effect of allergen in sensitized asthmatic subjects, but it is not known whether this interaction is important under...
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Frank T, Frank P, McNamee R, Wright T, Hannaford P, Morrison J, et al.
Eur Respir J . 1999 Dec; 14(5):1190-7. PMID: 10596712
The aim of the present study was to validate a simple scoring system using a parent-completed screening questionnaire to identify children aged 5-15 yrs who may have asthma. A stratified...
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Raza S, Fletcher A, Pickering C, Niven R, Faragher E
Occup Environ Med . 1999 Sep; 56(8):520-6. PMID: 10492648
Background: To report findings on ventilatory function and estimations of concentrations of personal breathing zone dust in Lancashire textile weavers. Weaving room dust is considered to be less harmful than...
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Raza S, Fletcher A, Pickering C, Niven R, Faragher E
Occup Environ Med . 1999 Sep; 56(8):514-9. PMID: 10492647
Objectives: To investigate a large population of cotton textile weavers for reported respiratory symptoms relative to occupational factors, smoking, and exposure to dust. Cotton processing is known to produce a...
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Niven R, Pickering C
Occup Med (Lond) . 1999 Aug; 49(3):197-200. PMID: 10451603
The relationship between the respiratory system and the environment involves a complex dynamic interaction of genetic susceptibility, host defence and toxicity. The chance of an individual developing a respiratory disease...
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Mogulkoc N, Veral A, Bishop P, Bayindir U, Pickering C, Egan J
Chest . 1999 May; 115(5):1452-5. PMID: 10334170
We describe two patients with histologically proven pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in whom radiologic improvement occurred following smoking cessation. The patients had 23- and 25-pack-year smoking histories, respectively. High-resolution CT...
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Simpson J, Niven R, Pickering C, Oldham L, Fletcher A, Francis H
Ann Occup Hyg . 1999 Apr; 43(2):107-15. PMID: 10206039
The aims of the study were to provide valid comparative data for personal exposures to dust and endotoxins for different occupations and to calculate comparative data for the contamination of...
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Simpson J, Niven R, Pickering C, Fletcher A, Oldham L, Francis H
Occup Environ Med . 1999 Feb; 55(10):668-72. PMID: 9930087
Objectives: The aims of this study were to document the prevalence of work related upper and lower respiratory tract symptoms in workers exposed to organic dusts and to identify variables...