Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Nijboer, A P ^a   Sorgdrager, B ^b   Pal, T M ^b   Tarlo, S ^b   Krol, B ^b   Groothoff, J W ^b  

^a ArboUnie   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 44949138357     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006308     Document Type: Review

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