Allergy in bakers' apprentices and factors associated to non-participation in a cohort study of allergic sensitization

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 458-464

  Skjold, Tina ^a   Nielsen, Sven C ^a   Adolf, Katja ^a   Hoffmann, Hans Jürgen ^a   Dahl, Ronald ^a   Sigsgaard, Torben ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Baker apprentices; Prevalence; Rhinitis; Sensitization; Specific IgE; SPT

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEAR; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; STUDENT; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COOKERY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847682375     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0151-2     Document Type: Article

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