Mechanism of occupational asthma due to
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Dr. Moira Chan-Yeung
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Article
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1994
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Occupational asthma due to Western red cedar is the most common form of occupational asthma in the Pacific Northwest and affects 4–13.5% of the exposed population. It has been shown to be caused by plicatic acid, a low molecular weight compound present uniquely in the wood. The mechanis