Occupational Allergies in Seafood-Processing Workers

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-73

  Jeebhay, Mohamed F ^a   Lopata, Andreas L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Dermatitis; Diagnosis; Occupational; Prevention; Processing; Seafood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865380428     PISSN: 10434526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394597-6.00002-1     Document Type: Chapter

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