Determinants of the bronchial response to high molecular weight occupational agents in a dry aerosol form

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 885-888

  Nguyen, B ^a   Weytjens, K ^a   Cloutier, Y ^b   Ghezzo, H ^a   Malo, J L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Inst Rech S et Secty du Travail   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergen bronchial provocation; Asthma; Dose response relationship; Occupational diseases; Tests

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; ISOCYANATE; ISPAGULA; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY POWDER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GARLIC; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FLOUR; GARLIC; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PSYLLIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031754236     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12040885     Document Type: Article

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