Occupational IgE-mediated sensitization and asthma caused by clam and shrimp

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 608-617

  Desjardins, Alain ^a   Malo, Jean Luc ^a   L'Archevêque, Jocelyne ^a   Cartier, André ^a   McCants, Marjorie ^a   Lehrer, Samuel B ^a  

^a Montreal ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial diseases; environmental monitoring; hypersensitivity; occupational diseases; RAST

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CLAM; DIAGNOSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SHRIMP; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CLAMS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SEAFOOD; SKIN TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028849067     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(95)70259-8     Document Type: Article

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