Notified cases of occupational asthma in Norway: Exposure and consequences for health and income

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 359-364

  Leira, Hakon Lasse ^a   Bratt, Unni ^a   Slastad, Siri ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health consequences; Notificaions of occupational asthma; Occupational asthma; Socioeconomic consequences; Work related asthma

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALUMINUM FACTORY; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOM; WELDING; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 27744488181     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20213     Document Type: Article

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