Occupational asthma in greenhouse workers

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-150

  Monsó, Eduard ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic bronchitis; Flowers; Greenhouse; Moulds; Sensitization; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR QUALITY; ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; GREENHOUSE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PENICILLIUM; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 1642528859     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200403000-00010     Document Type: Review

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