Evaluation of bronchial hypersensitivity in veterans with sulfur mustard gas-induced skin or eye manifestations without respiratory symptoms: 15 years after exposure

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 159-162

  Assadsangabi, Arash ^a   Emad, Ali ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bronchial hypersensitivity; Cold air challenge testing; Methacholine challenge testing; Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome; Sulfur mustard gas

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; MUSTARD GAS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD AIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VETERAN;

EID: 34548175484     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.61.4.159-162     Document Type: Article

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