Study on Allergic Rhinitis in Workers Exposed to Methyltetrahydrophthalic Anhydride

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 133-135

  Yokota, Kozo ^a   Johyama, Yasushi ^a   Yamaguchi, Kyohei ^a   Fujiki, Yukio ^a   Takeshita, Tatsuya ^b   Morimoto, Kanehisa ^b  

^a Matsushita Sci Ctr of Indust Hyg   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride; Specific IgE; Specific IgG4; Total IgE

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013289698     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931204     Document Type: Article

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