Respiratory function and immunologic status in workers processing dried fruits and teas

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 417-422

  Zuskin, Eugenija ^a   Kanceljak, Bozica ^b   Schacter, E Neil ^c   Mustajbegovic, Jadranka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HUMAN; LUNG CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

EID: 0029730694     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63341-8     Document Type: Article

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