Do long periods off work in PEF surveillance improve the sensitivity of occupational asthma diagnosis?

V. Moore, M. Jaakkola, C. Burge, C. Pantin, A. Robertson, S. Burge (Birmingham, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom; Oulu, Finland)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Occupational asthma in the clinic
Session: Occupational asthma in the clinic
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4231
Disease area: Airway diseases

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