Asthma, employment status, and disability among adults treated by pulmonary and allergy specialists

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 688-696

  Blanc, Paul D ^a,b   Cisternas, Miriam ^a   Smith, Sherman ^a   Yelin, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

adult asthma, occupational; disability; illness severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029921494     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.3.688     Document Type: Article

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