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The use of personal protective equipment during common industrial hog operation work activities and acute lung function changes in a prospective worker cohort, North Carolina, USA

2020-11-04

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Introduction</h4> As occupational activities related to acute industrial hog operation (IHO) worker lung function are not well defined, we aimed to identify IHO work activities associated with diminished respiratory function and the effectiveness, if any, of personal protective equipment (PPE) on IHOs. <h4>Methods</h4> From 2014-2015, 103 IHO workers were enrolled and followed for 16 weeks. A...

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DOI: 10.1101/2020.11.03.20205252

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