The estimated prevalence of exposure to asthmagens in the Australian workforce

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The estimated prevalence of exposure to asthmagens in the Australian workforce

Background: There is very little information available on a national level as to the number of people exposed to specific asthmagens in workplaces. Methods: We conducted a national telephone survey in Australia to investigate the prevalence of current occupational exposure to 277 asthmagens, assembl...

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Main Authors:	Fritschi, Lin, Crewe, Julie, Darcey, Ellie, Reid, Alison, Glass, D., Benke, G., Driscoll, T., Peters, S., Si, Si, Abramson, M., Carey, Renee
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13175

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