Bronchodilator responsiveness in swine veterinarians

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 49-54

  Poole, Jill A ^a   LeVan, Tricia D ^a   Slager, Rebecca E ^a   Qiu, Fang ^b   Severa, Larry ^a   Yelinek, Jan ^a   Carlson, Mary L ^a   Bush, Jenny ^a   Bolin, Nancy ^a   Wyatt, Todd A ^a   Romberger, Debra ^a   Von Essen, Susanna G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airflow obstruction; Bronchodilator; Swine; Veterinarian; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICS; SWINE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIROMETRY; SWINE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARIANS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 37749015110     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v12n02_06     Document Type: Article

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