Occupational asthma caused by metal arc welding of iron

Respiration

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-459

  Munoz X ^a,b,c   Cruz, M J ^a,b   Freixa, A ^d   Guardino, X ^d   Morell, F ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Spanish National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma, low dose irritant induced; Induced sputum; Inhalation challenge, specific; Neutrophils; Ozone

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; INTERLEUKIN 8; IRON; LYMPHOTOXIN; METAL; NICKEL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INHALATION TEST; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELDING FUME;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; WELDING;

EID: 70350344973     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235817     Document Type: Article

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