This website contains information on Occupational Asthma in general and also on a computer program called OASYS, which is used to help diagnose Occupational Asthma from serial peak flow records. The "Oasys" link will take you to further information about the Oasys program. Otherwise use the "Medics", "Specialists", "Employers" or "Workers" links depending on what type of information you want.
The website is run by the Oasys research group, part of the Midland Thoracic Society, UK. We are an independent group of clinicians and researchers, and run a clinical service for workers with occupational lung disease as part of the British National Health Service. We have developed the Oasys program to help ourselves and others in the diagnosis of occupational asthma. We have no specific funding, relying on research grants and the enthusiasm of our group. The website is written by Cedd Burge, who receives some funding from the group. The group meets about every 6 weeks on a Wednesday evening, as shown below.
As a casual user of this site (without logging in or registering) you can view all the information here, request a copy of the Oasys 2 Beta and use all the contact pages. Registered and logged in users (registering is free and we won't abuse your email) can ask and reply to questions in the forums, can add new references, can add abstracts and full text links to existing references, can answer questions in the case histories and can provide evidence and suggest questions for future evidence based guidelines.
If you would like to be added to the list of known authors or collaborators then please register with the website (if you have not already done so) and then get in touch from the contact page. Once we have set the page up you will be able to edit it yourself and indicate which references you have written. Your picture will then be displayed along with each of these references. If you are already in these lists and would like to edit your page then please register with the website and then get in touch from the contact page.
Recent research grants / contracts have been received from the following.
Aasen, Tor
(Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen)
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Antó, Josep
(Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain)
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Ayres, Jon
(University of Aberdeen)
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Bakerly, Nawar
(Birmingham Heartlands Hospital)
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Baldwin, David
(Nottingham, UK)
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Barber, Chris
(Health and Safety Laboratories, Buxton)
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Baur, Xaver
(Institute of occupational medicine, Hamburg)
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Beach, Jeremy
(University of Alberta)
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Beckett, Bill
(University of Rochester, NY)
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Blainey, David
(Essex, UK)
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Bryant, David
(Sydney)
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Cartier, André
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Chaiear, Naesinee
(Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
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Cowie, Robert
(University of Calgary)
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Cullinan, Paul
(Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK)
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Curran, Andrew
(HSL, Sheffield, UK)
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Davison, Tony
(Southend Hospital, UK)
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Dawkins, Paul
(University Hospital Birmingham)
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Di Stefano, Fabio
(Ospedale G.Bernabeo, Ortona)
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Enright, Paul
(NIOSH, Morgantown, USA)
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Fishwick, David
(Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK)
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Fletcher, Angela
(North West Lung Centre, Manchester)
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Francis, Mandy
(Health and Safety Laboratories)
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Gupta, Neeraj
(Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi)
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Harju, Tettu
(Oulu University, Finland)
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Harrington, Malcomb
(Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Birmingham)
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Harris-Roberts (nee Elms), Joanne
(HSL, Buxton, UK)
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Hendrick, David
(Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
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Henneberger, Paul
(NIOSH, Morgantown, USA)
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Henson, Mandy
(HSL, Buxton)
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Hnizdo, Eva
(NIOSH)
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Jaakkola, Maritta
(Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Birmingham University)
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Jones, Meinir
(Royal Brompton Hospital, London)
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Jones, Sean
(Birmingham Heartlands Hospital)
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Kongerud, Johny
(Rikshospitalet, Oslo University, Norway)
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Kreiss, Kay
(NIOSH, Morgantown USA)
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Latza, Ute
(University of Apllied Sciences, Berlin)
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Levy, Mark
(London GP)
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Maestrelli, Piero
(Padova University, Italy)
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Malo, Jean-Luc
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Miles, John
(North Manchester)
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Miller, Martin
(Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham)
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Milton, Don
(Harvard)
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Money, Annemarie
(Manchester University)
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Moscato, Giana
(Pavia)
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Mukherjee, Rahul
(Milton Keynes Hospital, UK)
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Nemery, Ben
(Leuven, Belgium)
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Newman Taylor, Tony
(Royal Brompton Hospital, London)
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Nicholson, Paul
(Procter And Gamble Occupational Health)
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Niven, Rob
(Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester)
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Nordman, Henrik
(Finish Institute of Occupational Health)
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Nowak, Dennis
(Institute fur Arbeits, Munich)
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Paggiaro, Pierluigi
(Ospedale Cisanello, Pisa, Italy)
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Palmer, Keith
(Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Southampton University, UK)
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Pavord, Ian
(Leicester, UK)
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Pepys, Jack
(Royal Brompton Hospital)
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Perks, Warren
(Shrewsbury Hospital)
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Pickering, Tony
(Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK)
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Radon, Katja
(Ludwig Maximillian University, Munich)
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Rawbone, Roger
(Retired - ex Health and Safety Executive)
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Redlich, Carrie
(Yale University, Newhaven Connecticut)
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Robertson, Wendy
(Public Health, Warwick University)
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Robinson, Ed
(Health and Safety Laboratories, Buxton, UK)
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Siriruttanapruk, Somkiat
(Ministry of Public Health, Thailand)
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Soyseth, V
(Hydro Aluminium Aardal, Norway)
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Stenton, Chris
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
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Tunnicliffe, Bill
(University Hospital Birmingham)
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Turner-Warwick, Margaret
(Royal Brompton Hospital)
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Vandenplas, Olivier
(Universite Mont-Goginne, Yvoir)
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Vasilyeva, Olga
(Pulmonary Research Institute, Moscow, Russia)
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Venables, Kate
(Oxford University)
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Warburton, Chris
(Liverpool)
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Weir, David
(North Manchester Hospital)
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Williams, Nerys
(Department of Work and Pensions)
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Zock, Jan-Paul
(Municipal Institute of Medical Research, Barcelona, Spain)
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Abboud, Raja
(Vancouver)
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Agius, Raymond
(Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Manchester University)
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Aw, Tar Ching
(Kent University, England)
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Barker, Jack
(Kings College Hospital, London)
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Bateman, Eric
(Cape Town University)
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Becklake, Margaret
(McGill University)
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Bernstein, David
(Cincinatti)
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Bernstein, Leonard
(Cincinatti)
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Blanc, Paul
(University of California San Francisco)
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Bradshaw, Lisa
(Health and Safety Laboratories)
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Brightling, Chris
(Leicester University, Glenfield Hospital)
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Britton, Mark
(Ashford and St Peters Hospital, UK)
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Brooks, Stuart
(University of South Florida)
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Brunekreef, Bert
(Utrecht University, Netherlands)
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Burge, Anne
(University Hospital Birmingham Occupational Health)
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Burney, Peter
(Kings College, London)
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Camus, Philippe
(Hôpital Le Bocage, Dijon, France)
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Carlsten, Chris
(Seattle)
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Chan-Yeung, Moira
(University of Hong Kong)
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Clark, Tim
(Royal Brompton Hospital)
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Coggon, David
(Southampton University)
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Cotes, John
(Newcastle upon Tyne University)
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Cruz, Maria Jesus
(Barcelona)
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Davies, Dewi
(Nottingham)
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de Blay, Frederic
(Hopital Universitaires de Strasbourg)
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Douwes, Jeroen
(Massey University, Wellington, NZ)
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Dressel, Holger
(Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Munich)
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Fabbri, Leo
(University of Moderna and Reggio Emilia)
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Favreau, Helene
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Flindt, Michael
(Manchester)
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Fujimura, N
(Kyoto)
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Góra, Anna
(Institute of Agricultural Medicine, Lublin, Poland)
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Gaddie, James
(Aberdeen)
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Gautrin, Denise
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Glass, Bill
(Christchurch, New Zealand)
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Godnic-Cvar, Jasminka
(Vienna)
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Golec, Marcin
(Institute of Agricultural Medicine, Lublin, Poland)
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Gorski, Pawel
(University of Lodz, Poland)
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Gregg, Ian
(Southampton University)
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Harrison, John
(Hammersmith Hospital, London)
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Heederik, Dick
(Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht)
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Hellyer, Deborah
(Windsor University, Ontario)
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Hetzel, Martin
(Bristol Royal Infirmary)
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Holness, Linn
(Toronto University)
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Hoyle, Jennifer
(North Manchester General Hospital)
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Jaakkola, Jouni
(Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Birmingham)
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Jeebhay, Mohammed
(Cape Town)
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Jones, Angela
(Royal Brompton Hospital)
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Joseph, Maryann
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Kauffmann, Francine
(Inserm, Paris)
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Kayumba, Akwilina
(Department of Physiology, Muhimbili University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
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Kennedy, Susan
(Vancouver)
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Labrecque, Manon
(Hôpital de Sacre Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Lane, Ronald
(Manchester University)
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Lavoie, Kim
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Lefort, Bertrand
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Lemière, Catherine
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Liss, Garry
(Toronto)
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Lummus, Zana
(Cincinatti)
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Maghni, Karim
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Mapp, Christina
(Padova University)
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McMillan, Grant
(Instute of Military Medicine, Birmingham)
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McNamee, Roseanne
(Manchester University COEH)
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McSharry, Charles
(Western Infirmary, Glasgow)
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Merget, Rolf
(Bochum)
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Munoz, Xaver
(Barcelona)
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O'Hickey, Steve
(Worcester Hospital)
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Orie, Dick
(Groningen University)
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Pacheko, Jarim
(Denver)
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Park, Hae-Sim
(Korea)
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Pauli, Gabrielle
(University of Strasbourg)
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Postma, Dirkje
(Groningen University)
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Praml, George
(Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Munich)
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Quirce, Santiago
(Madrid)
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Rask-Andersen, Anna
(Uppsala University)
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Reichert, Joerg
(Networm)
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Rioux, Jean-Phillipe
(Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Sastre, Joaquin
(Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid)
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Seaton, Tony
(Formerley Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Aberdeen)
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Seed, Martin
(Manchester University)
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Sen, Dil
(Health and Safety Executive, UK)
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Sigsgaard, Torben
(University of Aarhus)
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Silva, Luiz Fernando F
(University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Siracusa, Andrea
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Slovak, Andy
(Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Manchester University)
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Smedley, Julia
(Southampton University Hospital)
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Smit, Lidwien
(Utrecht University)
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Smith, Trevor
(Cheshire)
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Swanson, Mark
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Tarlo, Susan
(Toronto)
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Toren, Kjell
(Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Goteborg)
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van Rooy, Frits
(Utrecht University)
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Vestbo, Jorgen
(Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester)
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Wright, BM
(Department of Bioengineering. Clinical Research Centre. Harrow, Middlesex)
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