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Work-Related Asthma in Automobile Spray Painters: Two Case Reports

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 59 (2008): Issue 2 (June 2008)
By: Jordan Minov,  Jovanka Karadžinska-Bislimovska,  Kristin Vasilevska,  Snežana Risteska-Kuc and  Sašo Stoleski  
Open Access
|Jun 2008

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1858 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 117 - 125
Published on: Jun 23, 2008
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
bronchial provocation tests,
isocyanates,
occupational asthma,
peak expiratory flow rate,
work-exacerbated asthma
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2008 Jordan Minov, Jovanka Karadžinska-Bislimovska, Kristin Vasilevska, Snežana Risteska-Kuc, Sašo Stoleski, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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Volume 59 (2008): Issue 2 (June 2008)