Risk factors for bronchial hyperresponsiveness in workers exposed to acid anhydrides

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 710-715

  Barker, R D ^a,c   Van Tongeren, M J A ^b   Harris, J M ^a   Gardiner, K ^b   Venables, K M ^a   Newman Taylor, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anhydrides; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANHYDRIDES; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034077674     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15d14.x     Document Type: Article

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