Differentiating occupational asthmatics from non-occupational asthmatics and irritant-exposed workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-195

  Anees, W ^a   Blainey, D ^b   Moore, V C ^a   Robertson, K ^b   Burge, P S ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grain; Irritants; OA; Oasys; PEF

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955489511     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr023     Document Type: Article

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