Allergy risk in an enzyme producing plant: A retrospective follow up study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 671-675

  Johnsen, Claus R ^a,c   Sorensen, Torben B ^b   Larsen, Anders Ingemann ^b   Secher, Anne Bertelsen ^b   Andreasen, Erling ^b   Kofoed, Gertrud S ^b   Nielsen, Lise Fredslund ^b   Gyntelberg, Finn ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Enzymes; Occupational allergy; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030854244     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.9.671     Document Type: Article

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