Diisocyanate and non-diisocyanate sensitizer-induced occupational asthma frequency during 2003 to 2007 in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1001-1007

  Ribeiro, Marcos ^a,c   Tarlo, Susan M ^a,b,d   Czyrka, Andréa ^b   Vernich, Lee ^b   Luce, Carol E ^e   Liss, Gary M ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario   (Canada)

^f Ontario Ministry of Labour   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIISOCYANATE; ISOCYANATE; METHACHOLINE; NON DIISOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SENSITIZATION; WELDING FUME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; ISOCYANATES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84925874490     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000220     Document Type: Article

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