Occupational asthma and IgE sensitization to cellulase in a textile industry worker

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-178

  Kim, Hee Yeon ^a   Nahm, Dong Ho ^a   Park, Hae Sim ^a   Choi, Dong Chull ^b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0033048350     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62593-8     Document Type: Article

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