Occupational asthma

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 3-13

  Kenyon, Nicholas J ^a   Morrissey, Brian M ^a   Schivo, Michael ^a   Albertson, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational asthma; Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS)

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALLERGEN; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CLEANING SOLUTION; DENITROGEN TETROXIDE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL ISOCYANATE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHTALIC ANHYDRIDE; SALMETEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHILIA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NOCTURNAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; REACTIVE AIRWAY DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST; SPECIFIC INHALATION CHALLENGE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; WHEEZING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 84871665278     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: 15590267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-011-8272-0     Document Type: Article

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