Occupational asthma case finding: A role for primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 507, 2004, Pages 731-733

  Levy, Mark L ^a   Nicholson, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING;

ASTHMA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 5444225385     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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