Occupation vocal cord dysfunction due to exposure to wood dust and xerographic toner

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-158

  Muñoz, Xavier ^a,b   Roger, Alex ^a   De la Rosa, David ^a   Morell, Ferran ^a   Cruz, Maria J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iroko; Rhinolaryngoscopy; Specific inhalation challenge; Stridor; Western red cedar

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE; PAROXETINE;

HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TESTING METHOD;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; STRIDOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; WHEEZING; WOOD DUST; XERORADIOGRAPHY; AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECORDING; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; VOCAL CORD; WOOD;

THUJA PLICATA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COPYING PROCESSES; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; VOCAL CORDS; WOOD;

EID: 34249066793     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1120     Document Type: Article

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