Serial nasal peak expiratory flow measurements in woodwork teachers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-182

  Åhman, Mats ^a   Söderman, Erik ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nasal peak flow; Nasal symptoms; Occupational exposure; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; TEACHER; WOOD DUST;

EID: 0030000672     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00381628     Document Type: Article

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