Work life of persons with asthma, rhinitis, and COPD: A study using a national, population-based sample

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Yelin, Edward ^a,b   Katz, Patricia ^a,b   Balmes, John ^a   Trupin, Laura ^a   Earnest, Gillian ^a   Eisner, Mark ^a   Blanc, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34247846058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-2-2     Document Type: Article

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