Occupational asthma caused by chamomile

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1090-1092

  Vandenplas, O ^a   Pirson, F ^b   D'Alpaos, V ^b   Borght, T Vander ^b   Thimpont, J ^b   Pilette, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Asthma; Bronchoprovocation tests; Chamomile; Occupational disease

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; ASTHMA; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHAMOMILE; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 56149092254     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01752.x     Document Type: Article

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