Occupational contact allergens: Are they also associated with occupational asthma?

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-360

  Arrandale, V H ^a   Liss, G M ^a,b   Tarlo, S M ^a,c,d   Pratt, M D ^e   Sasseville, D ^f   Kudla, I ^d   Holness, D L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Ontario Ministry of Labour   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; Occupational asthma; Occupational dermatitis; Occupational exposures; Sensitizer notations

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 84858342264     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22015     Document Type: Article

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