Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in farmers: Relation to respiratory symptoms, lung function, and atopy

Lung

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-201

  Bohadana, A B ^a,b   Teculescu, D B ^c   Megherbi, S E ^c   Pham, Q T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Atopy; Bronchial responsiveness; Farming; Spirometry; Work related wheeze

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY;

AGRICULTURE; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0032942909     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007640     Document Type: Article

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