PMID: 6990166Jan 1, 1980Paper

Need to consider various factors predisposing to chronic nonspecific lung diseases in pre-employment orientation. Current state of the studies and research

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J Rozniecki, M Szmidt

Abstract

The authors raise the problem of the factors predisposing to chronic nonspecific pulmonary diseases and the need to consider them in contemporary prophylaxis, especially in preemployment orientation. What is most important is bronchial hyperreactivity, accompanied by atopy or not, in the pathogenesis of asthma and spastic bronchitis, as well as disturbances of proteinases (elastase)--their inhibitors (alpha-1-antitrypsin) system in early emphysema pathogenesis.

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