Prevalence and host determinants of occupational bronchial asthma in animal shelter workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 423-432

  Krakowiak, Anna ^a   Krawczyk, Patrycja ^a   Szulc, Bogdan ^a   Wiszniewska, Marta ^a   Kowalczyk, Monika ^a   Walusiak, Jolanta ^a   Pałczyński, Cezary ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Animals; Occupational exposure; Shelters

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RATTUS;

EID: 33847638600     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0152-1     Document Type: Article

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