Chapter 6. The Effects of Inhaled Materials on the Lung and Other Target Organs
- Kerry Gardiner BSc, PhD, Dip. Occup. Hyg., FFOH1,2,
- J. Malcolm Harrington CBE, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCP, FFOMI, MFPH, FMedSci3
Published Online: 14 JAN 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755075.ch6
Copyright © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Occupational Hygiene, Third Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Ayres, J. G. (2008) The Effects of Inhaled Materials on the Lung and Other Target Organs, in Occupational Hygiene, Third Edition (eds K. Gardiner and J. M. Harrington), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470755075.ch6
Editor Information
- 1
Professor of Occupational Health, the Medical School, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2
International Occupational Health Ltd, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
- 3
Emeritus Professor of Occupational Medicine, the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 14 JAN 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2005
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405106214
Online ISBN: 9780470755075
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- lung;
- organs;
- nervous system;
- narcosis;
- asbestos
Summary
The prelims comprise:
Introduction
Deposition of particles and gases in the respiratory tract
The lung
Effects on other target organs
Further reading