A case report of occupational asthma due to gluteraldehyde exposure

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 275-278

  Ong, Thon How ^a   Tan, K L ^a   Lee, H S ^b   Eng, P ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Ministry of Manpower Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Specific inhalational challenge; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOM VENTILATION; SINGAPORE; STORAGE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 2542439574     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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