Diagnosis and management of work-related asthma: American College Of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement.

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Published in Chest on September 01, 2008

Authors

Susan M Tarlo1, John Balmes, Ronald Balkissoon, Jeremy Beach, William Beckett, David Bernstein, Paul D Blanc, Stuart M Brooks, Clayton T Cowl, Feroza Daroowalla, Philip Harber, Catherine Lemiere, Gary M Liss, Karin A Pacheco, Carrie A Redlich, Brian Rowe, Julia Heitzer

Author Affiliations

1: Toronto Western Hospital EW7-449, 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8. susan.tarlo@utoronto.ca.

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