Rodent allergens and occupational health programs in research facilities: The complexity of political and immune responses

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 144-147

  Feldman, Sanford H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CAGE; CONTROL STRATEGY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL; POLITICS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; STANDARD;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0042421848     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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