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[Studies on the incidence of byssinosis among textile industry workers]. 1982

M Kubasiewicz

The paper presents a brief survey of literature on the occurrence of byssinosis in the Polish flax industry. Moreover, the most essential conclusions from studies on the prevalence of the disease in the plants processing flax in other countries were presented. The need to undertake a similar analysis in flax industry in Poland was emphasized and proposals of problems to be included were presented.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011044	Poland	A country in central Europe, east of Germany. The capital is Warsaw.	Polish People's Republic,Republic of Poland
D002095	Byssinosis	A condition of BRONCHOCONSTRICTION resulting from hypersensitive reaction to inhaled dust during the initial processing of cotton, flax, or hemp in the textile industry. Symptoms include wheezing and tightness in the chest.	Brown Lung,Brown Lung Disease,Brown Lung Diseases,Brown Lungs,Byssinoses
D004534	Egypt	A country in northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula Its capital is Cairo.	Arab Republic of Egypt,United Arab Republic
D004812	Epidemiologic Methods	Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations.	Epidemiologic Method,Epidemiological Methods,Methods, Epidemiologic,Epidemiological Method,Method, Epidemiologic,Method, Epidemiological,Methods, Epidemiological
D005060	Europe	The continent north of AFRICA, west of ASIA and east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN.	Northern Europe,Southern Europe,Western Europe
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013783	Textile Industry	The aggregate business enterprise of manufacturing textiles. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Industry, Textile,Industries, Textile,Textile Industries