The occurrence, recrudescence, and worsening of asthma in a population of young adults: Impact of varying types of occupation

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 614-618

  Katz, Ido ^a,d   Moshe, Shlomo ^a   Sosna, Jacob ^a   Baum, Gerald L ^b   Fink, Gershon ^c   Shemer, Joshua ^a  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b Israel Lung Association   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Army recruits; Asthma; Epidemiology; Incidence; Occupational exposure; Prevalence; Recrudescence; Risks; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032821877     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.3.614     Document Type: Article

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