Occupational allergy in Strawberry Greenhouse workers

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-65

  Patiwael, J A ^a   Vullings, L G J ^b   De Jong, N W ^a   Van Toorenenbergen, A W ^a   Gerth Van Wijk, R ^a   De Groot, H ^c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Agricultural Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Services STIGAS   (Netherlands)

^c REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; Greenhouse; Nasal provocation tests; Occupational allergy; Strawberry pollen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EMPLOYEE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; GREENHOUSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NETHERLANDS; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; STRAWBERRY; SYMPTOM; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FEMALE; FRAGARIA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 70450173213     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000260084     Document Type: Article

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