Sodium metabisulphite induced airways disease in the fishing and fish-processing industry

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 545-550

  Steiner, M ^a   Scaife, A ^a   Semple, S ^a   Hulks, G ^b   Ayres, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial challenge; Fish processing industry; Occupational exposures; Sodium metabisulphite; Sulphur dioxide

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM METABISULFITE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FISHERMAN; FISHING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOCAL CORD DISORDER;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SULFITES;

EID: 57649123230     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn130     Document Type: Article

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