Other Chemical Substances Causing Occupational Asthma

Asthma in the Workplace and Related Conditions: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 555-580

  Malo, Jean Luc ^a   Park, Hae Sim ^b   Bernstein, I Leonard ^c  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.3109/9780849374531-27     Document Type: Chapter

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