Baker's asthma with a predominant clinical response to rye flour

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-155

  Ehrlich, Rodney ^a,b   Prescott, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Baker's asthma; Basophil stimulation test; Rye; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BAKER ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUST EXPOSURE; FLUOR; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RYE; WHEAT;

ADULT; ASTHMA; COOKERY; FLOUR; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SECALE CEREALE; SKIN TESTS; TRITICUM;

EID: 23644458294     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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