Incidence of severe asthmatic reactions after challenge exposure to occupational agents

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1261-1268

  Vandenplas, Olivier ^a,b   D'Alpaos, Vinciane ^a   Evrard, Geneviev̀e ^a   Jamart, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b Fonds des Maladies Professionnelles   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ENZYME; INORGANIC SALT; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LATEX; METAL; PERSULFATE SALT; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SHORT ACTING DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; WOOD DUST;

EID: 84877589914     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1983     Document Type: Article

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