Incidence of respiratory sensitisation and allergy to enzymes among employees in an enzyme producing plant and the relation to exposure and host factors

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 763-768

  Larsen, A I ^a   Johnsen, C R ^a,b   Frickmann, J ^a   Mikkelsen, S ^c  

^a NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; MICROBIAL ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION; SMOKING; WORKPLACE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DENMARK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; DENMARK; ENZYMES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35548989374     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.025304     Document Type: Article

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