Occupational allergy as a challenge to developing countries

Toxicology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 75-82

  Rydzynski, Konrad ^a   Palczynski, Cezary ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Hygiene hypothesis; Occupational allergy; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNOLOGY; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKER;

ASTHMA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 2342622733     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.01.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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