Evidence based guidelines for the prevention, identification, and management of occupational asthma

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 288-289

  Tarlo, S M ^a,b   Liss, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE;

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONITORING; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION; WORKPLACE;

ASTHMA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 17844402479     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.019539     Document Type: Note

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