Effect of an intervention aimed at reducing the risk of allergic respiratory disease in bakers: Change in flour dust and fungal alpha-amylase levels

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 543-549

  Meijster, Tim ^a,b   Tielemans, E ^a   Heederik, D ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; TRIAZINATE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; FLOUR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALLERGENS; ALPHA-AMYLASES; DUST; FLOUR; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FUNGI; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68149156410     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.042564     Document Type: Article

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