Work-related asthma: Prevalence estimates by sex, age and smoking habits in a community sample

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 649-656

  Bakke, P S ^a   Gulsvik, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma; Norway; Occupational; Smoking; Work related

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 12944301053     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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