| respiratory symptoms and lung function in a sample of vermont dairymen and industrial workers. | this study reviews the respiratory status of a sample of vermont male dairy farmers, and a comparison group from industry, matched for age, sex and smoking. survey instruments included a standardized questionnaire and simple pulmonary function tests. in general, past and present smokers had more respiratory symptoms than never-smokers; and farmers, in all smoking categories, reported symptoms with greater frequency than did their counterparts from industry. forced vital capacity (fvc) tended to ... | 1980 | 7356085 |