Occupational exposure to aspergillus by swine and poultry farm workers in portugal

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 22-23, 2012, Pages 1381-1391

  Sabino, R ^a   Faisca V M ^c   Carolino, E ^c   Verissimo C ^a   Viegas, C ^b  

^a Nacional Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR SAMPLING; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; MOULD; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PORTUGAL; POULTRY FARMING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SWINE; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PORTUGAL; POULTRY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPORES, FUNGAL; SUS SCROFA; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI; SUIDAE;

EID: 84868262460     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.721170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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