Enzyme exposure and enzyme sensitisation in the baking industry

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 670-676

  Vanhanen, Markku ^a   Tuomi, Timo ^a   Hokkanen, Heikki ^b   Tupasela, Outi ^a   Tuomainen, Anneli ^a   Holmberg, Peter C ^b   Leisola, Matti ^b   Nordman, Henrik ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bakeries; Enzymes

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CELLULASE; ENZYME; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BREAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACARI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029827912     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.10.670     Document Type: Article

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