Mould sensitisation among bakers and farmers with work-related respiratory symptoms

Industrial Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-284

  Wiszniewska, Marta ^a   Tymoszuk, Diana ^a   Nowakowska Świrta, Ewa ^a   Pałczyński, Cezary ^a   Walusiak Skorupa, Jolanta ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bakers; Farmers; Mould allergy; Work related symptoms

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COOKING; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; COOKING; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84883410860     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2012-0051     Document Type: Article

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