Diversity of allergens causing occupational asthma among cereal workers as demonstrated by exposure procedures

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-153

  Alvarez, M J ^a,b   Tabar, A I ^a   Quirce, S ^a   Olaguibel J M ^a   Lizaso, M T ^a   Echechipia S ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Garcia B E ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud Conde Oliveto   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amylase; Bronchial provocation test; Occupational asthma; Soyabean; Storage mites

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MITE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; SOYBEAN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ALLERGENS; AMYLASES; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CEREALS; FEMALE; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SKIN TESTS; SPAIN;

EID: 0030027725     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00073.x     Document Type: Article

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