Occupational Asthma: Etiologies and Risk Factors
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Occupational Asthma: Etiologies and Risk Factors
The purpose of this article is to critically review the available evidence pertaining to occupational, environmental, and individual factors that can affect the development of occupational asthma (OA). Increasing evidence suggests that exploration of the intrinsic characteristics of OA-causing agents and associated structure-activity relationships offers promising avenues for quantifying the se...
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عنوان ژورنال: Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2092-7355
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2011.3.3.157