A dynamic population-based model for the development of work-related respiratory health effects among bakery workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 810-817

  Warren, Nicholas ^a   Meijster, T ^b,c   Heederik, D ^c   Tielemans, E ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAKERY WORKER; BAYES THEOREM; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIZATION; WORKER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE COURSE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLOUR; FOOD HANDLING; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

AMYLASE;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FLOUR; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 73449086048     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.043034     Document Type: Article

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