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Volume 124, Issue 4, Supplement, January 2003, Page 98S
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Past Occupational Exposures and Respiratory-Related Work Disability Predict Poorer Outcomes in COPD

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PURPOSE: There is growing recognition that occupational exposures may contribute to the etiology of chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and airway obstruction. This study estimates the impact of work-related exposure on health outcomes in COPD.

METHODS: In a prospective cohort study, we carried out baseline (2001) and one year follow-up (2002) structured telephone interviews among 234 ever-employed adults aged 55 to 75 at baseline who reported a physician's diagnosis of emphysema, chronic bronchitis,

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