[Pace of pulmonary function deterioration in patients with occupational bronchial diseases: influence of various factors].

Prospective cohort study covered 348 workers of dust-related occupations with verified occupational bronchial diseases. The authors studied dependence between industrial aerosol levels at workplace, smoking status and pace of pulmonary function decrease in individuals with chronic bronchitis and COLD. Conclusion is that totality of occupational bronchial diseases patients is uneven and differs in course and clinical and functional parameters.