Increased bronchial responsiveness in workers sawing scots pine

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 948-952

  Malmberg, Per O ^a   Rask Andersen, Anna ^b   Larsson, Kjell Å ^b   Stjernberg, Nils ^b   Sundblad, Britt Marie ^b   Eriksson, Kåre ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FORESTRY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029990267     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.3.8630578     Document Type: Article

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