Ocular and airway symptoms related to organic acid anhydride exposure - A prospective study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 743-749

  Nielsen, J ^a   Welinder, H ^a   Bensryd, I ^a   Rylander, L ^a   Skerfving, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hexahydrophthalic anhydride; Low molecular weight compounds; Methylhexahydrophthalic anhydrides; Methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; EYE ALLERGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NOSE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINORRHEA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; SNEEZING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 33744501521     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01028.x     Document Type: Article

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