Allergy to animal fur and feathers among zoo workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Krakowiak, A ^a   Palczynski C ^a   Walusiak, J ^a   Wittczak, T ^a   Ruta, U ^a   Dudek, W ^a   Szulc, B ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Animals; Birds; Occupational allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRACT; EYE DISEASE; FEATHER; HAIR; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INHALATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NOSE ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINITIS; SKIN PRICK TEST; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; WORKER;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ASTHMA; FEATHERS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0036820956     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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