Effect of natural allergen exposure on non-specific bronchial reactivity in asthmatic farmers

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 270, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 43-48

  Di Gioacchino, M ^a,c   Cavallucci, E ^a   Di Stefano, F ^a   Paolini, F ^a   Ramondo, S ^a   Di Sciascio, M B ^a   Ciuffreda, S ^a   Riccioni, G ^a   Della Vecchia, R ^a   Romano, A ^b   Boscolo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Clinicizzato Colle dell'Ara   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Farmers; Graminae pollen; Non specific bronchial reactivity; Parietaria pollen

Indexed keywords

DRUG THERAPY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

IMMUNOTHERAPY;

ALLERGIES;

ALLERGEN; METHACHOLINE; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ASTHMA; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SEASONALITY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRASS; HUMAN; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SENSITIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; POLLEN; SEASONS;

ITALY;

GRAMINAE; PARIETARIA;

EID: 0035836565     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00799-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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