Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome following exposure to a fluorocarbon

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1192-1194

  De La Hoz, R E ^a,b  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Freons; Halogenated hydrocarbons; Irritants; Occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; FLUOROFORM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; FIRE PROTECTION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; WHEEZING;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0033000702     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.13e41.x     Document Type: Article

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