Exposure-response in occupational allergy

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-114

  Jones, Meinir G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; Gene environment interaction; Occupational allergy; Specific immunologublin E; Specific immunologublin G4

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ASTHMA; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; WORKPLACE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43249101634     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3282f4b5f1     Document Type: Review

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