Risk Factors for Work Disability in Severe Adult Asthma

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 884-891

  Eisner, Mark D ^a,b   Yelin, Edward H ^b   Katz, Patricia P ^b   Lactao, Gretchen ^a   Iribarren, Carlos ^c   Blanc, Paul D ^a  

^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Disabled persons; Employment; Occupation; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WORK DISABILITY; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ASTHMA; DISABLED PERSONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33748786549     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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