Diagnosis and management of work-related asthma: American College of Chest Physicians Consensus statement - A timely update

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 480-481

  Chan Yeung, Moira ^a,b,c  

^a University of British Columbia ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Lung Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBON MONOXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

DISEASE EXACERBATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; IMMUNOASSAY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; WORKPLACE;

EID: 51649089877     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1250     Document Type: Editorial

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