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Bronchitis, chronic
Occupational Disease Bronchitis, chronic
Bronchitis, chronic Category Airway Disease
Bronchitis, chronic Severity Chronic
Bronchitis, chronic Synonyms Antimony pneumoconiosis; altapulgite pneumoconiosis; sopiolite pneumoconiosis; baritosis; bentonite pneumoconiosis; dental lab pneumoconiosis; diatomaceous earth pneumoconiosis; Fuller's earth pneumoconiosis; thesaurosis; kaolin pneumoconiosis; Portland
Information on Bronchitis, chronic Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging The American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria for chronic bronchitis is: cough at least 4 X/day, 4 days/week, 3 months/year for 2 years (sputum production on most days for at least 3 months out of the year). Causes: silica, coal dust, grain dusts, cotton dusts, welding fumes, vanadium dust, firefighting, SO2, NO2, and ozone; [Rosenstock, p. 224] also, dust in livestock confinement buildings; [ILO Encyclo, Livestock Confinement, Vol. 3, p. 70.1-70.38]
Bronchitis, chronic Latency Years
Bronchitis, chronic References http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungchronic.html
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