Provocation studies in the diagnosis of occupational asthma

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-267

  Tan, Ricardo A ^a   Spector, Sheldon L ^a,b  

^a California Allerg/Asthma Med Group   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL PRODUCT; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG UTILIZATION; DUST; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INHALATION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; VAPOR; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0038191153     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8561(02)00080-2     Document Type: Review

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