Asthma caused by occupational exposure to pectin

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 575-576

  Jaakkola, Maritta S ^a   Tammivaara, Ritva ^b   Tuppurainen, Matti ^a   Lahdenne, Leena ^c   Tupasela, Outi ^a,b   Keskinen, Helena ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Aland Central Hospital   (Finland)

^c Malmintori Medical Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS;

EID: 0030825805     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70153-2     Document Type: Article

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