Prolonged respiratory symptoms caused by thermal degradation products of freons

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-77

  Piirilä, Päivi ^a,b   Espo, Timo ^a   Pfäffli, Pirkko ^a   Riihimäki, Vesa ^a   Wolff, Henrik ^a   Nordman, Henrik ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bronchoilitis obliterans; Chlorofuorocarbons; Occupational irritant induced asthma; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome; Thermal degradation products

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL FLUORIDE; CHLORINE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; FREON; HISTAMINE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTHMA; CFC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DECOMPOSITION; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REFRIGERATOR; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; WORKER;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0037326328     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.707     Document Type: Article

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