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Cotton Dust and the Lung

1983; American College of Physicians; Volume: 98; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-98-6-1028_1

1539-3704

Gerald J. Beck, E. Neil Schachter, Lucinda R. Maunder, R. S. F. Schilling,

Occupational and environmental lung diseases

Letters and Corrections1 June 1983Cotton Dust and the LungGERALD J. BECK, PH.D., E. NEIL SCHACHTER, M.D., LUCINDA R. MAUNDER, M.A., RICHARD S.F. SCHILLING, M.D., D.SC.GERALD J. BECK, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. NEIL SCHACHTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LUCINDA R. MAUNDER, M.A.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD S.F. SCHILLING, M.D., D.SC.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-98-6-1028_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In his letter, Battigelli (2) misrepresented our results on chronic lung disease in cotton textile workers (1), and has made only unsubstantiated criticisms of our study.He characterized our cotton textile worker cohort as deficient because about half of the target population was seen. In fact, this proportion is not surprising because 18 to 27 years had elapsed from the time of the entry criteria for work in the mills to the initial study in 1973. Those patients studied represent active and retired workers with long-term employment in the mills who were still living in the Columbia,...References1. BECK G, SCHACHTER E, MAUNDER L, and SCHILLING R. A prospective study of chronic lung disease in cotton textile workers. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:645-51. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BATTIGELLI M. Lung disease in cotton textile workers [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1983;98:555. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. BOUHUYS A, SCHOENBERG J, BECK G, and SCHILLING R. Epidemiology of chronic lung disease in a cotton mill community. Lung. 1977;154:167-86. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BOUHUYS A, BECK G, and SCHOENBERG J. Epidemiology of environmental lung disease. Yale J Bio Med. 1979;52:191-210. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BECK G, DOYLE C, and SCHACHTER E. A longitudinal study of respiratory health in a rural community. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1982;125:375-81. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: GERALD J. BECK, PH.D.; E. NEIL SCHACHTER, M.D.; LUCINDA R. MAUNDER, M.A.; RICHARD S.F. SCHILLING, M.D., D.SC. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 June 1983Volume 98, Issue 6Page: 1028-1028KeywordsDustLungs ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1983 PDF downloadLoading ...