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Title: 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:
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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.
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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)},
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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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