Persistent specific bronchial reactivity to occupational agents in workers with normal nonspecific bronchial reactivity

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 976-980

  Lemiere, C ^a   Cartier, A ^a   Malo, J L ^a   Lehrer, S B ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUAR GUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ISPAGULA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOUR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0033830430     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.3.9910031     Document Type: Article

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