Persistent wheeze in grain elevator workers should not be ignored

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 701-705

  Senthilselvan, A ^a,c   Pahwa, Punam ^a   Wang, P ^a   McDuffie, Helen H ^a   Dosman, James A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPUTUM; WHEEZING; WORKER;

EID: 0030068469     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.2.8564120     Document Type: Article

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