Sensitization and symptoms associated with soybean exposure in processing plants in South Africa

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 458-464

  Harris Roberts, J ^a   Robinson, E ^a   Fishwick, D ^a   Fourie, A ^b   Rees, D ^b   Spies, A ^b   Curran, A ^a   Sen, D ^c   Barber, C ^a  

^a Centre for Workplace Health   (United Kingdom)

^b National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Allergy; Occupational asthma; Respiratory; Sensitizers

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DUST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SOYBEAN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOYBEANS;

EID: 84859780442     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22009     Document Type: Article

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