Natural History of Adult-Onset Asthma: Insights from Model of Occupational Asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-332

  Maestrelli, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1642496875     PISSN: 00030805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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