Occupational asthma due to welding fumes from stellite

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 473-474

  Hannu, Timo ^a   Piipari, Ritva ^a   Tuppurainen, Matti ^a   Tuomi, Timo ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; METAL; SALBUTAMOL; SHORT ACTING DRUG; STAINLESS STEEL; STELLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; WELDING FUME; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALUMINUM; ASTHMA; FINLAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STAINLESS STEEL; WELDING;

EID: 34248380895     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31805777ae     Document Type: Letter

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