Upper Airways Involvement

Asthma in the Workplace and Related Conditions: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 785-796

  Christiani, David C ^a   Malo, Jean Luc ^b   Siracusa, Andrea ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

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EID: 39749163138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3109/9780849374531-34     Document Type: Chapter

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