Prevention of occupational asthma in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-172

  Tarlo, Susan M ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Medical surveillance; Occupational asthma; Prevention; Work related asthma

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CANADA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ISOCYANATES; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 34250890894     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y06-079     Document Type: Review

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