Multilevel analysis of the impact of environmental factors and agricultural practices on the concentration in hay of microorganisms responsible for farmer's lung disease

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-225

  Gbaguidi Haore, Houssein ^a,b   Roussel, Sandrine ^a,b   Reboux, Gabriel ^a,b   Dalphin, Jean Charles ^a,b   Piarroux, Renaud ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Farmer's lung disease; Hay; Moulds; Multilevel models

Indexed keywords

ABSIDIA; ACTINOBACTERIA; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRANCE; GRAIN; HARVEST; HAY; HUMAN; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; STRAW; STREPTOMYCES; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; FARMER'S LUNG; HUMANS; POACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

ABSIDIA CORYMBIFERA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); EUROTIUM;

EID: 75149195888     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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