Sensitization to wheat flour and enzymes and associated respiratory symptoms in British bakers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-140

  Harris Roberts, Joanne ^a   Robinson, Edward ^a   Waterhouse, Judith C ^b,c   Billings, Catherine G ^c   Proctor, Alison R ^c   Stocks Greaves, Micah ^a   Rahman, Shamim ^a   Evans, Gareth ^a   Garrod, Andrew ^d   Curran, Andrew D ^a   Fishwick, David ^a,b,c  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bakeries; Flour exposure; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COOKERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLOUR; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; WHEAT HYPERSENSITIVITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449095454     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20639     Document Type: Article

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