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- Contact Person:
- David Christiani
- Website:
- Role(s):
- Research
- Topic(s) of work:
- Air, Occupational health/safety, Data and Methods
- Started:
- 2001
- Ended:
- 2011
Primary Investigator(s)
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David Christiani
Department of Environmental Health, Havard UniversitySchool of Public HealthHarvard UniversityBoston, MA, United States
Description
The objectives of this study include determining the rate of loss in lung function among cotton dust-exposed workers at various levels of dust exposure and evaluating the relationship of exposure to gram-negative bacterial endotoxin and acute and chronic lung disease. Recently, we have added an examination of the effects of polymorphims in genes responsible for endotoxin reponses in humans and the observed lung function changes.
Host Institution(s)
- Department of Environmental Health, Havard University , Boston, MA, United States
Funder
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, United States