Occupational asthma and rhinitis caused by ash (Fraxinus excelsior) wood dust

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-199

  Fernandez Rivas M ^a,b   Perez Carral C ^a   Senent, C J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DE SONSOLES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ash wood; Occupational asthma

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS; WOOD DUST;

EID: 0030889208     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb00974.x     Document Type: Article

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