FATAL ASTHMA IN A BAKER - A CASE-REPORT

被引:21
作者
EHRLICH, RI
机构
[1] Department of Community Health, University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town
关键词
OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; BAKERS ASTHMA; ASTHMA MORTALITY; FLOUR ALLERGY; SOUTH AFRICA;
D O I
10.1002/ajim.4700260608
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
A case of baker's asthma with a fatal outcome is described. Clinical features and the circumstances of death are recounted. While the case documents the potential severity of occupational asthma, it also illustrates the difficulties of managing occupational asthma in the absence of good social security. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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页码:799 / 802
页数:4
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