Seafood workers and respiratory disease: An update

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-113

  Jeebhay, Mohamed F ^a   Cartier, André ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Occupational; Risk factors; Seafood

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRESERVATIVE; PARVALBUMIN; PROTEINASE; TOXIN; TROPOMYOSIN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANISAKIS; ATOPY; CANNED FOOD; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SENSITIZATION; SHELLFISH; SMOKING;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 77951015294     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3283373bd0     Document Type: Review

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