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dc.contributor.authorDennekamp, M.
dc.contributor.authorde Klerk, N.
dc.contributor.authorReid, Alison
dc.contributor.authorAbramson, M.
dc.contributor.authorCui, J.
dc.contributor.authorDel Monaco, A.
dc.contributor.authorFritschi, Lin
dc.contributor.authorBenke, G.
dc.contributor.authorSim, M.
dc.contributor.authorMusk, A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:24:29Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:24:29Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:08:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationDennekamp, M. and de Klerk, N. and Reid, A. and Abramson, M. and Cui, J. and Del Monaco, A. and Fritschi, L. et al. 2015. Longitudinal analysis of respiratory outcomes among bauxite exposed workers in Western Australia. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 58 (8): pp. 897-904.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21319
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ajim.22492
dc.description.abstract

Introduction: Occupational exposure to bauxite is common in the aluminium industry but little is known about the associated health effects. This study investigates respiratory health in relation to respirable bauxite dust exposure longitudinally over a 13 year period. Methods: An inception cohort study recruited 91 male bauxite miners and 363 male alumina refinery workers. Annual measurements of respiratory symptoms and lung function were made. Cumulative exposure to bauxite was derived from job histories and air monitoring data. Mixed-effects modeling was used. Results: No associations were found between cumulative bauxite exposure and respiratory symptoms or lung function. However, when analysis was restricted to the first three rounds, FEV1 was significantly lower in all exposure groups than in those unexposed but with no significant trend. Conclusion: Increasing exposure to bauxite dust in the aluminum industry was not associated with respiratory symptoms or consistent decrements in lung function.

dc.publisherWiley-Liss Inc.
dc.titleLongitudinal analysis of respiratory outcomes among bauxite exposed workers in Western Australia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn0271-3586
dcterms.source.titleAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine
curtin.departmentEpidemiology and Biostatistics
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