Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  De Groene, Gerda ^a   Pal, Teake M ^b   Verbeek, Jos H ^c   Beach, Jeremy ^d   Tarlo, Susan M ^e   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a Amsterdam Public Health research institute   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70049100404     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006308.pub2     Document Type: Review

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