Respiratory function and bronchial responsiveness among industrial workers exposed to different classes of occupational agents: A study from Algeria

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Ould Kadi, Farid ^a   Nawrot, Tim S ^b   Hoet, Peter H ^b   Nemery, Benoit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 37249044398     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-2-11     Document Type: Article

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