New occupational allergen in a pharmaceutical industry: Serratial peptidase and lysozyme chloride

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-229

  Park, Hae Sim ^a,b   Nahm, Dong Ho ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; PEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031045072     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63392-3     Document Type: Article

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