Pre-employment evaluation of atopy and contact sensitisation in the prevention of allergy-related diseases

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-124

  Macan, Jelena ^a   Kanceljak Macan, Božica ^a   Milković Kraus, Sanja ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Patch test; Pre employment examination; Prevention; Prick test; Risk factors; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CROATIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH CLAMP; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; STANDARD;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0036621907     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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