Audit of quality of diagnostic procedures for occupational asthma

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 230-236

  Sauni, Riitta ^a,b   Kauppi, Paula ^a   Helaskoski, Eva ^a   Virtema, Pauliina ^a   Verbeek, Jos ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Occupational asthma; Occupational health services; Peak expiratory flow measurements; Quality of diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPIROMETRY; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SPIROMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66749106274     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn165     Document Type: Article

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