Respiratory allergy in agriculture

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 89-100

  Di Stefano, F ^a   Di Giampaolo, L ^a   Verna, N ^a   Di Gioacchino, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic respiratory diseases; Farmers

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 34147181156     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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