Use of pulmonary function tests in the diagnosis of occupational asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 47-51

  Anees, Wasif ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL EXPERT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ASTHMA; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0037976847     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61649-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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