Pine dust, atopy and lung function: A cross-sectional study in sawmill workers

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 791-798

  Douwes, J ^a,c   McLean, D ^a,c   Slater, T ^a,c   Travier, N ^a,b   Cheng, S ^a,c   Pearce, N ^a,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Lung function; Occupational; Sawmills; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; WOOD DUST; AIR POLLUTANT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUST; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINUS; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 33847353328     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00120305     Document Type: Article

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