Long-term outcomes of acute irritant-induced asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 923-928

  Malo, Jean Luc ^a   L'Archevêque, Jocelyne ^a   Castellanos, Lucero ^a   Lavoie, Kim ^a   Ghezzo, Heberto ^a   Maghni, Karim ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inflammation, remodeling; Occupational asthma; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHLORINE; IRRITANT AGENT; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; METHACHOLINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SMOKING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHLORINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649115865     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200810-1550OC     Document Type: Article

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