Asthma arising in flavoring-exposed food production workers

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Sahakian, Nancy ^a   Kullman, Gregory ^a   Lynch, David ^b   Kreiss, Kathleen ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Bronchiolitis obliterans; Flavorings; Occupational asthma; Popcorn

Indexed keywords

2 NONANONE; 2,3 BUTANEDIONE; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETOIN; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 50049120062     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-008-0019-7     Document Type: Article

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