Comparison of peak expiratory flow variability between workers with work-exacerbated asthma and occupational asthma

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 483-488

  Chiry, Samah ^a   Cartier, André ^a   Malo, Jean Luc ^a   Tarlo, Susan M ^b   Lemière, Catherine ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupational asthma; Peak expiratory flow; Work exacerbated asthma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34548039732     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-0460     Document Type: Article

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