Prevalence and intensity of rhinoconjunctivitis in subjects with occupational asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1513-1515

  Malo, J L ^a,b   Lemiere C ^a   Desjardins, A ^a   Cartier, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Occupational asthma; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS;

EID: 0030743007     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071513     Document Type: Article

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