The hypersensitivity pneumonitis diagnostic index: Use of non-invasive testing to diagnose hypersensitivity pneumonitis in metalworkers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 150-162

  Dangman, Kenneth H ^a   Cole, Solon R ^b   Hodgson, Michael J ^c   Kuhn, Charles ^d   Metersky, Mark L ^a   Schenck, Paula ^a   Storey, Eileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A a gradient; CT scans; Diffusion capacity; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Extrinsic allergic alveolitis; Gallium scan; Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Metalworkers; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM; METAL;

ADULT; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPIROMETRY;

ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CONNECTICUT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0036329471     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10089     Document Type: Article

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