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Occupational Asthma in Subjects Occupationally Exposed to Herbal and Fruit Tea Dust Cover

Occupational Asthma in Subjects Occupationally Exposed to Herbal and Fruit Tea Dust

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 58 (2007): Issue 2 (June 2007)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10004-007-0016-4 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 (formerly 0004-1254) | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Language: English, Croatian
Page range: 211 - 221
Published on: Jun 11, 2007
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
bronchial provocation tests,
peak expiratory flow rate,
skin prick test
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2007 Jordan Minov, Jovanka Karadžinska-Bislimovska, Kristin Vasilevska, Snžana Risteska-Kuc, Sašo Stoleski, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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