Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and exposure in pig farmers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 327-333

  Vogelzang, Peter F J ^a   Van Der Gulden, Joost W J ^a   Preller, Liesbeth ^b   Tielen, Martin J M ^c,d   Van Schayck, Constant P ^a   Folgering, Hans ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Animal Health Service Boxtel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Confinement farming; Lung function; Occupational exposure; Quaternary ammonium compounds

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENDOTOXIN; HISTAMINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DUST EXPOSURE; FEEDING; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SWINE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; DISINFECTANTS; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SWINE;

BRONCHUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030669881     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050226     Document Type: Article

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