Diagnosing occupational lung disease: A practical guide to the occupational pulmonary history for the primary care practitioner

Comprehensive Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-11

  Banerjee, Dipanjan ^b   Kuschner, Ware G ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 26244433651     PISSN: 00988243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/comp:31:1:002     Document Type: Review

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