Brassica oleracea pollen, a new source of occupational allergens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 498-502

  Hermanides, H K ^a   Lahey De Boer A M ^a   Zuidmeer, L ^b   Guikers, C ^a   Van Ree, R ^b   Knulst, A C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergens; Allergy; Brassica; Occupational pollen

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BROCCOLI; CABBAGE; CAULIFLOWER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; BRASSICA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644676232     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01055.x     Document Type: Article

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