Exposure to potential occupational asthmogens: Prevalence data from the National Occupational Exposure Survey

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-201

  De la Hoz, Rafael E ^a   Young, Randy O ^b   Pedersen, David H ^b  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; lung diseases; occupational diseases; prevalence; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031048813     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199702)31:2<195::AID-AJIM9>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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