Irritant vocal cord dysfunction and occupational bronchial asthma: Differential diagnosis in a health care worker

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-406

  Tonini, Stefano ^a,b   Dellabianca, Antonio ^a,b   Costa, Cristina ^a,b   Lanfranco, Andrea ^a,b   Scafa, Fabrizio ^a,b   Candura, Stefano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Irritant; Vocal cord

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SKIN TEST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOCAL CORD;

ASTHMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SKIN TESTS; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 77749285770     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-009-0038-z     Document Type: Article

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