Workplace Exacerbation of Asthma Symptoms: Findings from a Population-Based Study in Maine

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 781-788

  Henneberger, Paul K ^a   Deprez, Ronald D ^b   Asdigian, Nancy ^b   Oliver, L Christine ^c   Derk, Susan ^a   Goe, Sandra K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Public Health Research Institute   (United States)

^c Occupational Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Exacerbation; Population based studies; Work related asthma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 17044436923     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.2003.10745072     Document Type: Article

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