Respiratory tract inflammation in swine confinement workers studied using induced sputum and exhaled nitric oxide

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 557-565

  Von Essen, Susanna G ^a,d   Scheppers, Lisa A ^a   Robbins, Richard A ^b   Donham, Kelley J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 0031705393     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659809028049     Document Type: Article

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