Nasal air sampling for measuring inhaled wheat allergen in bakeries with and without facemask use

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 948-954

  Renström, Anne ^a   Mattsson, Marie Louise ^a   Blidberg, Kristin ^a   Doekes, Gert ^b   Bogdanovic, Jelena ^b   Tovey, Euan ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST EXPOSURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FACE MASK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHALATION; MICROSCOPY; NOSE AIRFLOW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; COOKERY; COOKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33748712061     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000232533.04238.3e     Document Type: Article

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