Study on occupational allergy risks (SOLAR II) in Germany: Design and methods

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Heinrich, Sabine ^a   Peters, Astrid ^a   Kellberger, Jessica ^a   Ellenberg, Diana ^b   Genuneit, Jon ^c   Nowak, Dennis ^a   Vogelberg, Christian ^b   Von Mutius, Erika ^a   Weinmayr, Gudrun ^c   Radon, Katja ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955754385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-298     Document Type: Article

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