Bronchoprovocation tests in the diagnosis of isocyanate-induced asthma

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1370-1379

  Banks, Daniel E ^a,b   Tarlo, Susan M ^b   Masri, Fawzi ^a   Rando, Roy J ^c   Weissman, David N ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchoprovocation; diisocyanates; isocyanates; occupational asthma; toluene

Indexed keywords

ISOCYANATE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0030058182     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.5.1370     Document Type: Article

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