Work, unemployment and life satisfaction among patients with diisocyanate induced asthma - A prospective study

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-118

  Piirilä, Päivi L ^a   Keskinen, Helena M ^a   Luukkonen, Ritva ^a   Salo, Suvi Päivikki ^a   Tuppurainen, Matti ^a   Nordman, Henrik ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

HDI ; MDI and TDI induced occupational asthma; Satisfaction with life; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIPHENYLMETHANE 4,4' DIISOCYANATE; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; HISTAMINE; STEROID; TOBACCO SMOKE; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COLD EXPOSURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DUST; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFE SATISFACTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CYANATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIROMETRY; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 17644381201     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.112     Document Type: Article

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