Volume 119, Issue 4, Pages 1260-1265 (April 2001) Short-term Effects of Wood Smoke Exposure on the Respiratory System Among Charcoal Production Workers Tzanakis Nikolaos , MD, Kallergis Konstantinos , MD, Bouros Demosthenes E. , MD, FCCP, Samiou Maria F. , MD, Siafakas Nikolaos M. , MD, FCCP CHEST Volume 119, Issue 4, Pages 1260-1265 (April 2001) DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.4.1260 Copyright © 2001 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Mean (± SD) values of spirometric indexes of charcoal workers before and during the exposure period.*=p < 0.01; ** = p < 0.001. CHEST 2001 119, 1260-1265DOI: (10.1378/chest.119.4.1260) Copyright © 2001 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 The individual morning, midday, and evening PEF values of charcoal workers before (open circles) and during (solid circles) exposure. Solid bars represent mean (± SD) values. NS = not significant. CHEST 2001 119, 1260-1265DOI: (10.1378/chest.119.4.1260) Copyright © 2001 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions