Concerns for asthma at pre-placement assessment and health surveillance in platinum refining - A personal approach

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 595-599

  Linnett, Peter J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical surveillance; Occupational asthma; Platinum refining; Platinum salts

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM;

ALLERGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMPLOYEE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT MONITORING; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PLATINUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 30744453004     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi183     Document Type: Review

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