Diagnostic testing in occupational asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 83, Issue 6 II, 1999, Pages 587-592

  Tan, Ricardo A ^a   Spector, Sheldon L ^b  

^a California Allerg/Asthma Med Group   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATHOGENESIS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0033377788     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62877-3     Document Type: Article

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