Chronic respiratory diseases

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4th programme: Progress report on research programmes on industrial medicine, safety and health as of 1 July 1973
Working conditions

Sujets

• Coal
• History of ferrous metallurgy
• Occupational disease
• Respiratory disease
• ECSC
• Occupational safety and health

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION
• Nombre de lectures: 18
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - ECSC
Chronic respiratory
diseases
4th Programme
Progress Report on Research Programmes on
Industrial Medicine, Safety and Health as of
July 1, 1973
Luxembourg 1973 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - ECSC
Chronic respiratory
diseases
4th Programme
Progress Report on Research Programmes on
Industrial Medicine, Safety and Health as of
July 1, 1973
Luxembourg 1973 FOREWORD
As research programmes develop, more and more information is coming
to light and progress must be reported for the benefit of all concerned. It
has been decided that the best way of doing so is to publish an annual re­
port on each line of investigation.
This paper outlines the stage reached with "Chronic respiratory
diseases" covered by heading A (a), 4th programme, in the table on page 95
which shows how these subjects fit into the High Authority's overall pro­
motion of research on industrial medicine, health and safety.
The principles guiding the High Authority's policy and methods are
described in detail in the publication "High Authority policy for the pro­
motion of study and research on industrial health, medicine and safety".
(1).
For readers unable to consult this document, the principles and
methods applied can be summarized as follows : a) The promotion of industrial health and safety by the collection and
distribution of information which can be applied :
- to the prevention of industrial illnesses and accidents;
- to the treatment of their symptoms and consequences;
- to the rehabilitation of workers who have been ill or injured.
b) Use of the Community levy to finance research and other essential ac­
tivities, under "Programmes" spread over a number of years and each
directed to a specific field of research.
c) Close co-operation between the High Authority, interested employers'
and workers' associations and government departments, during the prepa­
ration and execution of programmes and the circulation of findings.
M. SHANKS
Director General Research Programme
CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Agreed by the Commission of the European Community
on 13 October 1970
Duration of programme : 3 years
Synthesis and redaction : Prof. A. MINETTE CONTENTS
Page
Introduction 1
I. BASIC RESEARCH c
A. Pneumoconiosis 5
B. Chronic bronchopulmonary diseases 20
II. THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH 25
A. Preventive action of PVNO on pneumoconiosis caused by
mixed dusts
B. Curative and preventive therapies for chronic bronchitis ... 27
III. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AND EMPHYSEMA
AMONG WORKERS IN THE COAL AND STEEL INDUSTRIES 45
A. General considerations 4
B. Results obtained to date in the research8
IV. WORK ON RESPIRATORY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND STANDARDIZATION OF
FUNCTION TESTS 61
A. Respiratory pathophysiology
B. Standardization of functional tests 67
V. REHABILITATION OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS 69
A. General considerations
Β. Notes on the studies 73
BASIC RESEARCH 8
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES ON INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, HEALTH AND SAFETY 95