Validation of specific inhalation challenge for the diagnosis of occupational asthma due to persulphate salts - Muñoz, X; Cruz, M J; Orriols, R; Torres, F; Espuga, M; Morell, F (Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England), 2004)
Keywords: Adult; Allergies; Asthma; Asthma - chemically induced; Asthma - diagnosis; Barbering; Biological and medical sciences; Bronchial Provocation Tests - methods; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; ERS; European Respiratory Society; Female; FEV1; Forced Expiratory Volume - physiology; forced expiratory volume in the first second; Hair; Hairdressers; Hairdressing; Histamine; Humans; Immunology; Inhalation; Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects; Lactose; Lungs; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; negative predictive value; NPV; occupational asthma; Occupational diseases; Occupational Diseases - chemically induced; Occupational Diseases - diagnosis; Original; peak expiratory flow; PEF; persulphate salts; Pneumology; positive predictive value; Potassium; Potassium Compounds - toxicity; PPV; Quaternary ammonium compounds; Salts; sensitivity; SIC; Skin; Skin Tests; specific inhalation challenge; specificity; Spirometry; Sulfates - toxicity; threshold limit value; TLV; Vital Capacity - physiology; Human; Allergy; Respiratory disease; Toxicity; Occupational exposure; Asthma; Inhalation; Test validation; Investigation method; Hairdresser; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Diagnosis; Inhalation test; Occupational medicine