Carmine (E-120)-induced occupational asthma revisited

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 415-419

  Tabar Purroy, Ana I ^a,c   Alvarez Puebla, María J ^a   Acero Sainz, Sara ^a   García Figueroa, Blanca E ^a   Echechipía Madoz, Susana ^a   Olaguibel Rivera, Jose M ^a   Quirce Gancedo, Santiago ^b  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^b Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^c CS Conde Oliveto   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carmine; Cochineal; Cumulative incidence; Healthy worker effect; Natural dyes; Occupational asthma; Prevalence; Specific inhalation challenge

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARMINIC ACID; CHLOROPHYLL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SMOKING;

EID: 0037328992     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.51     Document Type: Article

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