Exposure to poultry dust and health effects in poultry workers: Impact of mould and mite allergens

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-19

  Rimac, Davor ^a   Macan, Jelena ^a   Varnai, Veda M ^a   Vučemilo, Marija ^b   Matković, Kristina ^b   Préster, Ljerka ^a   Orct, Tatjana ^a   Trošić, Ivančica ^a   Pavičić, Ivan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Der p 1; Dust mites; Endotoxin; Healthy worker effect; Hypersensitivity; Moulds; Poultry workers

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

ACARI; ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FUNGI; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 77249176063     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0487-5     Document Type: Article

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