Concise guidance: Diagnosis, managementand prevention of occupational asthma

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-159

  Nicholson, Paul J ^a   Cullinan, Paul ^b   Burge, Sherwood ^c  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based guideline; Occupational asthma; Work related asthma

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPNEA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; WHEEZING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84862531895     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-2-156     Document Type: Short Survey

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