Respiratory health survey of respiratory therapists

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1048-1053

  Dimich Ward, Helen ^a,b   Wymer, Michelle Lee ^a   Chan Yeung, Moira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Asthma; Glutaraldehyde; Respiratory therapists; Ribavirin

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; RIBAVIRIN;

AEROSOL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMATIC STATE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; WHEEZING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 6344287585     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.4.1048     Document Type: Article

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