Isolated Late Asthmatic Reaction after Exposure to a High-Molecular-Weight Occupational Agent, Subtilisin

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 823-824

  Lemière, Catherine ^a   Cartier, André ^a   Dolovich, Jerry ^b   Malo, Jean Luc ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Occupational lung disease

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; SUBTILISIN; THINNER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SUBTILISINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030464955     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.3.823     Document Type: Article

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