The impact of Hymenoptera venom allergy on occupational activities

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 273-276

  Kahan, E ^a,c   Ben Moshe, R ^a   Derazne, E ^a   Tamir, R ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Division of Clinical Immunology

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Hymenoptera

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 0030877808     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/47.5.273     Document Type: Article

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