Outcome of work-related asthma exacerbations in Quebec and Ontario

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 266-268

  Lemière, Catherine ^a   To, Teresa ^b   De Olim, Carlo ^a   Ribeiro, Marcos ^c   Liss, Gary ^c   Lougheed, M Diane ^d   Hoy, Ryan ^e   Forget, Amélie ^a   Blais, Lucie ^a   Zhu, Jingqin ^b   Tarlo, Susan M ^c  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

CANADA; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; LETTER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; ONTARIO; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ASTHMA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; ONTARIO; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUEBEC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84920551038     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00096114     Document Type: Letter

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