Occupational asthma incidence: Findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system asthma call-back survey-united states, 2006-2009

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 390-394

  Mazurek, Jacek M ^a   Knoeller, Gretchen E ^a   Moorman, Jeanne E ^b   Storey, Eileen ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Surveillance; Work related asthma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876265589     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.769267     Document Type: Review

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