Occupational allergy: Respiratory hazards in healthcare workers

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-118

  Wiszniewska, Marta ^a   Walusiak Skorupa, Jolanta ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

disinfectants; healthcare workers; latex; occupational allergy; respiratory hazards

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; EDETATE SODIUM; LATEX;

ALLERGY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET; MEDICAL HISTORY; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84896711322     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000039     Document Type: Review

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