Bronchial asthma and air pollution at workplaces

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 451-456

  Flodin, Ulf ^a   Ziegler, Jonna ^b   Jönsson, Pia ^a   Axelson, Olav ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Hospital of Eksjö   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case referent study; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030448375     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.167     Document Type: Article

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