Epidemiology and aetiological agents of occupational asthma;Épidémiologie et étiologies de l'asthme professionnel

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 726-740

  Ameille, J ^a   Larbanois, A ^b   Descatha, A ^a   Vandenplas, O ^b  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asthma; Attributable fraction; Occupational disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC SALT; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LATEX; ALLERGEN; PERSULFIDES; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLOUR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; ASTHMA; EXPOSURE; FRANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; FLOUR; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ISOCYANATES; LATEX; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SULFIDES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846150351     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0761-8425(06)72085-X     Document Type: Article

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