Exposure to Protein Aeroallergens in Egg Processing Facilities

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 660-670

  Boeniger, Mark F ^a   Biagini, Raymond E ^a   Lummus, Zana L ^b   Bernstein, David I ^b   Swanson, Mark C ^c   Reed, Charles ^c   Massoudi, Mehran ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Occupational Asthma; Occupational Exposure; Protein; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; EGG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SAMPLING; SENSITIZATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASTHMA; EGG PROTEINS, DIETARY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034983981     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220118319     Document Type: Article

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