Endotoxin and gender modify lung function recovery after occupational organic dust exposure: a 30-year study

Peggy S Lai; Jing-qing Hang; Linda Valeri; Feng-ying Zhang; Bu-Yong Zheng; Amar J Mehta; Jing Shi; Li Su; Dan Brown; Ellen A Eisen; David C Christiani

doi:10.1136/oemed-2014-102579

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Endotoxin and gender modify lung function recovery after occupational organic dust exposure: a 30-year study

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Peggy S Lai Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jing-qing Hang Shanghai Putuo District People's Hospital, Shanghai, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Linda Valeri Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Feng-ying Zhang Shanghai Putuo District People's Hospital, Shanghai, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bu-Yong Zheng Shanghai Putuo District People's Hospital, Shanghai, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Amar J Mehta Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jing Shi China Institute of Industrial Relations, Beijing, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Li Su Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dan Brown School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ellen A Eisen Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David C Christiani Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Peggy S Lai, Pulmonary/Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Bulfinch 148, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; pslai{at}hsph.harvard.edu

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Lai PS, Hang J, Valeri L, et al

Endotoxin and gender modify lung function recovery after occupational organic dust exposure: a 30-year study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2015;72:546-552.

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Received September 16, 2014
Revised December 15, 2014
Accepted January 19, 2015
First published February 9, 2015.

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April 27, 2016

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