Workplace Asthma
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منابع مشابه
Asthma control in the workplace.
Workplace exposures may result, in susceptible workers, in the development of occupational asthma from sensitising or toxic/irritant exposure, or in the worsening of a pre-existing asthmatic condition, so-called ‘‘work-exacerbated asthma’’ [1–3]. Occupational asthma is a relatively common condition, although it is often unrecognised [1, 4]. Exposure to the sensitising agents can lead to permane...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Respiratory Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1198-2241
DOI: 10.1155/2008/806950