Definitions and Classification of Work-Related Asthma

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 645-662

  Malo, Jean Luc ^a   Vandenplas, Olivier ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Irritant induced asthma; Occupational disease; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALUMINUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; ASTHMA LIKE DISORDER; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COTTON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EOSINOPHILIC BRONCHITIS; GRAIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; NOMENCLATURE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POTROOM ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TEXTILE FIBER; WORK EXACERBATED ASTHMA; WORKPLACE;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRRITANTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053537937     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: 15578607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2011.07.003     Document Type: Review

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