Analysis of the clinical state of patients with occupational asthma following cessation of exposure to allergens

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 285-289

  Górski, Paweł ^a   Kolacinska B ^a   Wittczak, T ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cessation of exposure; Follow up study; Occupational prognosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD PROCESSING; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGNOSIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 17744401458     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.5.285     Document Type: Article

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