Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 4 , Pages 497-503 , April 2010

Rhinitis in subjects with work-exacerbated asthma

  • Olivier Vandenplas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chest Medicine, Mont-Godinne Hospital; Université Catholique de Louvain, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium
    • Fonds des Maladies Professionnelles, Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium. Fax: +32 81 42 33 52.
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  • Philippe Van Brussel

      Affiliations

    • Prévention et Protection au Travail – Centre de Service Interentreprises (CESI), Brussels, Belgium
    • ,
  • Vinciane D'Alpaos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chest Medicine, Mont-Godinne Hospital; Université Catholique de Louvain, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium
    • ,
  • Mathieu Wattiez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chest Medicine, Mont-Godinne Hospital; Université Catholique de Louvain, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium
    • ,
  • Jacques Jamart

      Affiliations

    • Scientific Support Unit, Mont-Godinne Hospital; Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium
    • ,
  • Joël Thimpont

      Affiliations

    • Fonds des Maladies Professionnelles, Brussels, Belgium

Received 6 October 2009 ,Accepted 10 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.11.005

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 4 , Pages 497-503 , April 2010

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