Modelling exposure in flour processing sectors in The Netherlands: A baseline measurement in the context of an intervention program

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-304

  Meijster, Tim ^a,b   Tielemans, Erik ^a   Pater, Nettie De ^a,b   Heederik, Dick ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bakeries; Control measures; Exposure modeling; Flour dust; Fungal amylase; Wheat allergens

Indexed keywords

BAKERIES; DISEASES; DUST; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; ALLERGENS; AMYLASES; RANDOM PROCESSES; SURVEYS;

CONTROL MEASURES; EXPOSURE MODELING; FLOUR DUST; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; WHEAT ALLERGENS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; DUST;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DUST EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FLOUR; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERVENTION STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DUST; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPOSURE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUNGUS; IMMUNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; WHEAT;

ALLERGEN; AMYLASE;

ALLERGENS; ALPHA-AMYLASE; DUST; FLOUR; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FUNGI; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TRITICUM;

BASELINE MEASUREMENTS; CONTROL MEASURES; DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE MODELING; FLOUR DUST; HEALTH SURVEILLANCES; INTERVENTION PROGRAMS; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS;

EID: 34447504788     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mem008     Document Type: Article

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