Respiratory health effects of large animal farming environments

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 524-541

  May, Sara ^a   Romberger, Debra J ^a,b   Poole, Jill A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Veterans Administration Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING OLIGOMERIZATION DOMAIN PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ADAPTATION; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FARM ANIMAL; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; DUST; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BOS; EQUIDAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84871327975     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2012.744288     Document Type: Article

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