Which tools best predict the incidence of work-related sensitisation and symptoms

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-117

  Suarthana, E ^a,b,c   Malo, J L ^a   Heederik, D ^b   Ghezzo, H ^a   L'Archeveque J ^a   Gautrin, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 59049096713     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.041079     Document Type: Article

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