Immediate hypersensitivity type of occupational laryngitis in a welder exposed to welding fumes of stainless steel

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 402-405

  Hannu, Timo ^a   Piipari, Ritva ^a   Toskala, Elina ^a,b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Laryngitis; Occupational disease; Stainless steel; Welding fumes

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FUME; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; LARYNGITIS; LARYNX EDEMA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROVOCATION TEST; WELDING;

HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LARYNGITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STAINLESS STEEL; WELDING;

EID: 33646047681     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20291     Document Type: Article

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