Serial PEF measurement is superior to cross-shift change in diagnosing occupational asthma

Park D., Moore V. C., Burge C. B. S. G., Jaakkola M. S., Robertson A. S., Burge P. S.

Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 34: 574
Journal Issue: September
Disease area: Airway diseases

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