Occupational asthma due to cobalt in metal working fluid; a report of an outbreak

G. Walters, A. Robertson, E. McGrath, V. Moore, S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Occupational respiratory diseases: asthma, silicosis and asbestosis
Session: Occupational respiratory diseases: asthma, silicosis and asbestosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1896
Disease area: Airway diseases

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G. Walters, A. Robertson, E. McGrath, V. Moore, S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom). Occupational asthma due to cobalt in metal working fluid; a report of an outbreak. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1896

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