Pesticides and the airways - A review of the literature

Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 212-217

  Ndlovu, Vuyelwa ^a   Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel ^a   Jeebhay, Mohamed F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 IMIDAZOLIDINETHIONE; BIPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID; CHOLINESTERASE; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARAQUAT; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAY FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN; WHEEZING;

EID: 84855576488     PISSN: 16093607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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