Occupational asthma: natural history, evaluation and management
Abstract
A variety of occupational circumstances are capable of inducing asthma by specific exposure to airborne dusts, gases, vapors and fumes. The authors review the clinical history of the disease, including detection of exposures and diagnostic tests. The natural history of occupational asthma, its management and finally its prevention are then discussed.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5956062
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- State Art Rev. Occup. Med.; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 2:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; ASTHMA; PATHOGENESIS; DUSTS; TOXICITY; GASES; AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VAPORS; DISEASES; FLUIDS; POLLUTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology; 550900 - Pathology
Citation Formats
Lam, S, and Chan-Yeung, M. Occupational asthma: natural history, evaluation and management. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Lam, S, & Chan-Yeung, M. Occupational asthma: natural history, evaluation and management. United States.
Lam, S, and Chan-Yeung, M. 1987.
"Occupational asthma: natural history, evaluation and management". United States.
@article{osti_5956062,
title = {Occupational asthma: natural history, evaluation and management},
author = {Lam, S and Chan-Yeung, M},
abstractNote = {A variety of occupational circumstances are capable of inducing asthma by specific exposure to airborne dusts, gases, vapors and fumes. The authors review the clinical history of the disease, including detection of exposures and diagnostic tests. The natural history of occupational asthma, its management and finally its prevention are then discussed.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5956062},
journal = {State Art Rev. Occup. Med.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 2:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}
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