Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: A sentinel event investigation in a wet building

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 499-505

  Weltermann, B M ^a   Hodgson, M ^b   Storey, E ^b   DeGraff Jr , A C ^c   Bracker, A ^b   Groseclose, S ^d,e   Cole, S R ^c   Cartter, M ^d   Phillips, Dorothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CDC   (United States)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Indoor air quality; Moisture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; WATER;

EID: 0031666774     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199811)34:5<499::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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