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Occupational Medicine 1983;33:119-125
© 1983 Society of Occupational Medicine

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Byssinosis: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Australian Textile Factory

RICHARD T. GUN, GANYK JANCKEWICZ, ADRIAN ESTERMAN, DAVID RODER, R. ANTIC, R. DOUGLAS McEVOY and ANDREW THORNTON

Occupational Health and Radiation Control Branch, South Australian Health Commission
Epidemiology Branch, South Australian Health Commission
Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital

A cross-sectional study was made in an Australian cotton textile plant of the prevalence of byssinosis and chronic respiratory impairment. No significant level of byssinosis was found. There was minimal evidence of chronic respiratory impairment from respirable cotton-dust, and no evidence of a quantitative exposure-response relationship. The relatively low mean dust levels at the time of the study (0.14 mg/m3 to 0.24 mg/m3) may have been partly responsible for these findings.

Requests for reprints should be addressed to: Richard T. Gun, Occupational Health and Radiation Control Branch, South Australian Health Commission, Adelaide, South Australia.


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