Physician diagnosed asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in Swiss professional firefighters and the general population

D. Miedinger, D. Stolz, M. Tamm, P. N. Chajed, H. Bucher, C. Schindler, J. D. Leuppi (Basel, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Occupational asthma: epidemiology and diagnostics
Session: Occupational asthma: epidemiology and diagnostics
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 353
Disease area: Airway diseases

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D. Miedinger, D. Stolz, M. Tamm, P. N. Chajed, H. Bucher, C. Schindler, J. D. Leuppi (Basel, Switzerland). Physician diagnosed asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in Swiss professional firefighters and the general population. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 353

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