Occupational allergy to bell pepper pollen in greenhouses in the Netherlands, an 8-year follow-up study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1423-1429

  Patiwael, J A ^a   Jong, N W ^a   Burdorf, A ^a   Groot, H ^b   Gerth Van Wijk, R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Reinier de Graaf Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bell pepper pollen; Horticulture; Longitudinal study; Occupational allergy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BELL PEPPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; CAPSICUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649249648     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02411.x     Document Type: Article

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