Methacholine bronchial responsiveness and variations in lung function among workers exposed to flour

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-64

  Choudat, Dominique ^a   Bensefa, Lynda ^a   Causse Sounillac, Elodie ^a   Conso, Françoise ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Baker; Occupational asthma; Wheat

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; WHEAT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOUR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SMOKING; SPIROMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BRONCHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 14844351275     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.849     Document Type: Article

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