Early detection of occupational asthma and reactive airways dysfunction syndrome

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-69

  Moscato, G ^a   Galdi, E ^b   Perfetti, L ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Occupational asthma; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0034028327     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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