Respiratory Health Risks in Farmers
Authors: DONALD W. COCKCROFT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Editorials1 September 1981Respiratory Health Risks in FarmersDONALD W. COCKCROFT, M.D., JAMES A. DOSMAN, M.D.DONALD W. COCKCROFT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES A. DOSMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-95-3-380 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFarmers may be at risk to develop several respiratory health disorders as a result of inhalation of substances suspended in their environment. Despite the large numbers of farmers in Canada and the United States, information on their respiratory health status remains limited (1-3) and epidemiologic studies relating respiratory symptoms to lung function in farmers have just begun (4, 5). Recent work has suggested that workmen in the cereal grain storage and transporting industry are at risk of developing obstructive pulmonary disease (6-9), and because farmers are exposed to grain dust, they too may be at risk.There seems little doubt...References1. KNAPP L. State of the Art Report on Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture. Washington, D.C.; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; 1974. Contract no. 4SM-99-OSH-145(2). Google Scholar2. DONHAM K. Respiratory hazards of livestock confinement workers. In: Proceedings of the VII International Congress of Rural Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, 17-21 September 1978. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Excerpta Medica; 1978:224-34. Google Scholar3. LAWHORNE L. The health of farmers. J Iowa Med Soc. 1976;66:409-10, 412-8. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. KAY K. Agricultural health and hygiene—with special reference to the Canadian position. Environ Res. 1971;4:440-68. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WARRENMANFREDA CJ. 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