Acute Airway Diseases Due to Organic Dust Exposure

Asthma in the Workplace and Related Conditions: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 641-682

  Chan Yeung, Moira ^a   Bernstein, L Leonard ^b   Essen, Susanna Von ^c   Singh, Jaspal ^d   Schwartz, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.3109/9780849374531-30     Document Type: Chapter

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