Allergic sensitization, symptoms, and lung function among bakery workers as compared with a nonexposed work population

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 648-655

  Droste, Jos ^a   Myny, Katrien ^b   Van Sprundel, Marc ^e   Kusters, Eduard ^c   Bulat, Petar ^b,d   Braeckman, Lutgart ^b   Vermeire, Paul ^a   Vanhoorne, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^e Dept of Epidemiology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOUR; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLEN; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; WHEAT;

ACARI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038808839     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000071501.96740.f7     Document Type: Article

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