Prevention of work-related airway allergies; summary of the advice from the Health Council of the Netherlands

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1593-1596

  Rijnkels, J M ^a   Smid, T ^b,l   Van Den Aker, E C ^c   Burdorf, A ^d   Van Wijk, R G ^d   Heederik, D J J ^e   Houben, G F ^f   Van Loveren, H ^g,m   Pal, T M ^h   Van Rooy, F G B G J ^e,i,j   Van Der Zee, J S ^k  

^a Dutch Health Council   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f TNO   (Netherlands)

^g MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h Netherlands Ctr Occup Dis/C   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Netherlands Expertise Center for Occupational Respiratory Disorders NECORD   (Netherlands)

^j Arbo Unie OHS   (Netherlands)

^k ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^l KLM Health Services   (Netherlands)

^m NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Environment; Occupational; Prevention; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; NETHERLANDS; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SENSITIZATION; WHEAT ALLERGY; WORKPLACE;

ALLERGENS; BRONCHI; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

EID: 55949084864     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01906.x     Document Type: Note

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