A cross-sectional study among detergent workers exposed to liquid detergent enzymes

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 759-765

  Van Rooy, Frits G B G J ^a,b,c   Houba, R ^a   Palmen, N ^d   Zengeni, M M ^a,b   Sander, I ^e   Spithoven, J ^b   Rooyackers, J M ^a,f   Heederik, D J J ^b,f  

^a Netherlands Expertise Center for Occupational Respiratory Disorders NECORD   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Arbo Unie Expert Centre for Chemical Risk Management   (Netherlands)

^d Encare Arbozorg   (Netherlands)

^e RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CELLULASE; DETERGENT; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL PRURITUS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION; SNEEZING; WHEEZING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DETERGENTS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SOLUTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049127037     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.045245     Document Type: Article

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