Work dynamics of adults with asthma

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 472-480

  Yelin, Edward ^a,b   Henke, Jonathan ^a   Katz, Patricia P ^a,b   Eisner, Mark D ^a   Blanc, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Employment; Longitudinal; Risk factors for work loss

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0032965326     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199905)35:5<472::AID-AJIM4>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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