Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Smoking in Grain Workers

Editorials1 December 1977Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Smoking in Grain WorkersJAMES A. DOSMAN, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C)JAMES A. DOSMAN, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-87-6-784 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent reports by doPico and associates (1) and Sheridan and colleagues (2) support earlier suggestions (3-7) that workmen employed in the cereal grain transporting and storage industry may be at risk of developing lung disease. The precise nature of this disease appears to be uncertain because a number of conditions including allergic asthma, febrile reactions (grain fever), fibrosis of the lungs, allergic alveolitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been reported (1, 2). 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A spirographic manifestation of small airway disease. Am J Med 52:725-737, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar18. MORRISKOSKIJOHNSON JAL: Spirometric standards for healthy nonsmoking adults. Am Rev Respir Dis 103:57-67, 1971 MedlineGoogle Scholar19. DOSMANCHONGDEUTSCHER JPC: The use of a helium-oxygen mixture and the traditional spirogram to demonstrate obstruction in peripheral airways in smokers (abstract). Am Rev Respir Dis 113:212, 1976 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JAMES A. DOSMAN, M.D., F.R.C.P. 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