EAACI position paper: Irritant-induced asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1141-1153

  Vandenplas, O ^a   Wiszniewska, M ^b   Raulf, M ^c   De Blay, F ^d   Gerth Van Wijk, R ^e   Moscato, G ^f   Nemery, B ^g   Pala, G ^h   Quirce, S ⁱ   Sastre, J ^j   Schlunssen V ^k   Sigsgaard, T ^k   Siracusa, A ^l   Tarlo, S M ^m,n,o   Van Kampen, V ^c   Zock, J P ^p,q,r,s   Walusiak Skorupa, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^h Occupational Physician's Division Local Health Authority of Sassari ^*  (Italy)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ IDIPAZ   (Spain)

^j INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^k AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁿ TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^o ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^p CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^q UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^r CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^s NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

asthma; irritant; occupational disease

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALKALI; BIOCIDE; HALOGEN; IRRITANT AGENT; SOLVENT; STEROID;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; CLASSIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 84907310628     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12448     Document Type: Article

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