Occupational allergy to wheat flour. Nasal response to specific inhalative challenge in asthma and rhinitis vs. isolated rhinitis: A comparative study

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-440

  Walusiak, Jolanta ^a   Wiszniewska, Marta ^a   Krawczyk Adamus, Patrycja ^a   Pałczyński, Cezary ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bakers' asthma; Nasal lavage; Non specific bronchial hyperreactivity; Specific inhalation challenge test; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASOPHIL; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FLOUR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE MUCUS; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PERMEABILITY; PROVOCATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEAT;

EID: 13544271832     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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