Diagnosis of flour-induced occupational asthma in a cross-sectional study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 236-243

  Talini, D ^b   Benvenuti, A ^a   Carrara, M ^a   Vaghetti, E ^c   Martini, L Bianchi ^c   Paggiaro, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Pisa   (Italy)

^c Occupational Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Challege test; Flour dusts; Occupational asthma

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAIN DUST; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORKER;

EID: 0036553639     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1259     Document Type: Article

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