Assessing and Treating Work-Related Asthma

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

Tracy Stoughton¹  Michael Prematta²  Timothy Craig³ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

[2] Department of Internal Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

[3] Allergy/Medicine, Penn State University, 500 University Dr., HO41, Hershey, PA 17033

关键词: work;    treatment;    sensitizer;    review;    occupational;    irritant;    diagnosis;    asthma;    airways;   

Others  :  1083794
DOI  :  10.1186/1710-1492-4-4-164

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2008 The Canadian Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

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