Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome caused by bromochlorodifluoromethane from fire extinguishers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 712-714

  Matrat, M ^a   Laurence, M F ^a   Iwatsubo, Y ^b   Hubert, C ^a   Joly, N ^a   Legrand Cattan, K ^a   L'Huillier, J P ^a   Villemain, C ^c   Pairon, J C ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c AIMTRSP ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALLERGEN; BAMBUTEROL; BECLOMETASONE; BROMAZEPAM; BROMOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; BUDESONIDE; DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; FORMOTEROL; PREDNISONE; TERBUTALINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIRE PROTECTION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE AIRWAY DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; FEMALE; FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SYNDROME;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 3242890568     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.009837     Document Type: Article

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