Investigation of Occupational Asthma: Do Clinicians Fail to Identify rRelevant Occupational Exposures?
oleh: Carlo de Olim, Denis Bégin, Louis-Philippe Boulet, André Cartier, Michel Gérin, Catherine Lemière
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wiley 2015-01-01 |
Deskripsi
BACKGROUND: Specific inhalation challenges (SIC) enable the identification of the agent responsible of occupational asthma (OA). A clinician may fail to identify a specific agent in the workplace, which may potentially lead to a misdiagnosis. The expert assessment method performed by an occupational hygienist has been used to evaluate occupational exposures in epidemiological studies.