A diagnostic model for the detection of sensitization to wheat allergens was developed and validated in bakery workers

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1011-1019

  Suarthana, Eva ^a,b,c   Vergouwe, Yvonne ^b   Moons, Karel G ^b   De Monchy, Jan ^d   Grobbee, Diederick ^b   Heederik, Dick ^a   Meijer, Evert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Baker; Diagnostic model; Occupational allergic disease; Sensitization; Validity; Wheat; Wheat allergens

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WHEAT ALLERGY; WHEEZING; ASTHMA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FLOUR; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION STUDY; WHEAT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOUR; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; TRITICUM; YOUNG ADULT;

ALLERGEN;

EID: 77955656664     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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