Outcome of Occupational Asthma in Patients with Continuous Exposure: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study during Pharmacologic Treatment

Chest

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2372-2376

  Marabini, Alessandra ^a,b   Siracusa, Andrea ^a   Stopponi, Roberta ^a   Tacconi, Cinzia ^a   Abbritti, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Medicina del Lavoro e Tossicologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follow up; Occupational asthma; Outcome; Pharmacologic treatment

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0347624382     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.6.2372     Document Type: Article

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