The burden of allergies - And the capacity of medications to reduce this burden - In a heavy manufacturing environment

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 941-955

  Bunn III, William B ^a   Pikelny, Dan B ^a   Paralkar, Sadhna ^a   Slavin, Thomas ^a   Borden IV, Spencer ^b   Allen Jr , Harris M ^c,d  

^a Navistar International Corporation   (United States)

^b Integrity Consulting Inc   (United States)

^c Harris Allen Group LLC   (United States)

^d Harris Allen Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLEMASTINE FUMARATE; DIMETAPP; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FEXOFENADINE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; LORATADINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALLERGENS; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA COLLECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0141814822     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000090468.73649.50     Document Type: Article

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