Current reviews of allergy and clinical immunology: Occupational asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 317-328

  Malo, Jean Luc ^a   Chan Yeung, Moira ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Irritant induced asthma; Occupational asthma; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; JURISPRUDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ANAMNESIS; ATOPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SENSITIZATION; SMOKING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ASTHMA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

HLA ANTIGEN; IRRITANT AGENT;

EID: 0035465028     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.116432     Document Type: Article

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