Pigeon fancier's lung: Antigen avoidance and respiratory protection are the mainstays of management

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7100, 1997, Pages 70-71

  Bourke, Stephen ^a   Boyd, Gavin ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID;

ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG FIBROSIS; PIGEON BREEDER LUNG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BIRD FANCIER'S LUNG; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLUMBIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 0030746854     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7100.70     Document Type: Editorial

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