Allergy to Ficus benjamina: An occupational and a domestic hazard;Allergie voor de Ficus benjamina: Zowel of the werk als in huis

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 141, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 782-784

  Van Ginkel, C J W ^a   Dijkstra, A T ^a   Van Eyk, C L A ^b   Den Hengst, C W ^c   Bruijnzeel Koomen, C A F M ^a  

^a Afdeling Dermatologie   (Netherlands)

^b Diaconessenhuis   (Netherlands)

^c Zuwe Hofpoort Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PLANT; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLANTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0030944699     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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