Persistence of bronchial reactivity to occupational agents after removal from exposure and identification of associated factors

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 52-55

  Lemière, Catherine ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; METHACHOLINE; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE; HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIBRARY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0037638840     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61650-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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