Epidemiology of allergic occupational diseases induced by tetranychus urticae in greenhouse and open-field farmers living in a temperate climate area

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1157-1163

  Astarita, Corrado ^a,e,f   Gargano, D ^a   Manguso, F ^b   Romano, C ^a   Montanaro, D ^a   Pezzuto, F ^c   Bonini, S ^a,d   Altucci, P ^a   Abbate, G ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c ASL SA2   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e Interdepartmental Research Centre Ambiente e Salute   (Italy)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Epidemiology; Farmworkers; Occupational allergy; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0035180546     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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