Occupational exposure to solvents and lung function decline: A population based study.
Sheikh M AlifShyamali DharmageGeza BenkeMartine DennekampJohn BurgessJennifer L PerretCaroline LodgeStephen MorrisonDavid Peter JohnsGraham GilesLyle GurrinPaul S ThomasJohn Llewelyn HopperRichard Wood-BakerBruce ThompsonIain FeatherRoel VermeulenHans KromhoutDeborah L JarvisJudith M Garcia-AymerichE Haydn WaltersMichael J AbramsonMelanie Claire MathesonPublished in: Thorax (2019)
Exposures to aromatic solvents and metals were associated with greater lung function decline. The effect of aromatic solvents was strongest in women. Preventive strategies should be implemented to reduce these exposures in the workplace.