The Dutch diagnostic model for laboratory animal allergen sensitization was generalizable in Canadian apprentices

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 542-549

  Suarthana, Eva ^a,b,c   Meijer, Evert ^b   Heederik, Dick ^b   Ghezzo, Heberto ^a   Malo, Jean Luc ^a   Gautrin, Denyse ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic model; High molecular weight allergens; Occupational sensitization; Questionnaire; Screening; Validity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROC CURVE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CALIBRATION; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RABBITS; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; VETERINARIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63449118898     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.06.020     Document Type: Article

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