Work-exacerbated asthma in a workers' compensation population

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 206-210

  Lim, T ^a,e   Liss, G M ^b,c   Vernich, L ^b   Buyantseva, L ^b,f   Tarlo, S M ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Ontario Ministry of Labour   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Education; Health care; Industry; Occupational; Service; Work exacerbated asthma

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; SMOKE;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ASTHMA; CANADA; DUST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; SMOKE; WORK; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASTHMA; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; SMOKE; WORK; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84897556778     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu001     Document Type: Article

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