Occupational asthma caused by neurospora sitophila sensitization in a coffee dispenser service operator

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-169

  Heffler, Enrico ^a   Nebiolo, Franco ^a   Pizzimenti, Stefano ^a   Ferlini, Margherita ^b   Marchese, Cristiana ^b   Rolla, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COFFEE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEUROSPORA SITOPHILA; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 60849096108     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60249-9     Document Type: Letter

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