Diagnosis and management of occupational asthma

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 791-806

  Sama, Susan R ^a   Christiani, David C ^a,b   Milton, Donald K ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING; SENSITIZATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036838299     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8561(02)00025-5     Document Type: Review

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