Occupational asthma in greenhouse tomato growing

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-164

  Erlam, A R ^a,d   Johnson, A J ^b   Wiley, K N ^c  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d East Grinstead House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT; MITE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMATO; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MITES; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0029920207     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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