Epidemiologic methods for the study of occupational asthma: Current problems and solutions

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 51S-54S

  Cullen, Mark R ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029967541     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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