Occupational asthma caused by aromatic herbs

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 647-649

  Lemiere C ^a   Cartier, A ^a   Lehrer, S B ^b   Malo, J L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial provocation tests; Occupational disease

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOOD INDUSTRY; HERB; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029757107     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04685.x     Document Type: Article

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