Diagnostic validity and safety of a 4 step-1 day-exposure test with diisocyanates;Diagnostische validität und sicherheit eines 4-stufen-1- tagesexpositionstests mit diisocyanaten

Atemwegs- und Lungenkrankheiten

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 380-381

  Merget, R ^a   Heinze, E ^a   Korn, M ^a   Raulf Heimsoth, M ^a   Marczynski, B ^a   Bruning T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diagnosis; Isocyanate challenge (exposure)

Indexed keywords

CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIISOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; SAFETY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4444276865     PISSN: 03413055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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