Irritant-induced asthma from work: What happens next?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 857-858

  Cullinan, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IRRITANT AGENT; METHACHOLINE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANXIETY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRRITANTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 65649099397     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200902-0272ED     Document Type: Editorial

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