Determinants of asthma phenotypes in supermarket bakery workers

While baker's asthma has been well described, various asthma phenotypes in bakery workers have yet to be characterised. Our study aims to describe the asthma phenotypes in supermarket bakery workers in relation to host risk factors and self-reported exposure to flour dust. A cross-sectional stu...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	The European respiratory journal Vol. 34; no. 4; p. 825
Main Authors:	Baatjies, R, Lopata, A L, Sander, I, Raulf-Heimsoth, M, Bateman, E D, Meijster, T, Heederik, D, Robins, T G, Jeebhay, M F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.10.2009
Subjects:	Adult Asthma - diagnosis Asthma - epidemiology Asthma - physiopathology Cross-Sectional Studies Dust Female Flour - adverse effects Food Industry Humans Male Occupational Diseases - diagnosis Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational Diseases - physiopathology Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data Phenotype Prevalence Prospective Studies Respiratory Hypersensitivity - diagnosis Respiratory Hypersensitivity - epidemiology Respiratory Hypersensitivity - physiopathology Risk Factors Secale - adverse effects Skin Tests South Africa - epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires Triticum - adverse effects Young Adult South Africa
ISSN:	1399-3003, 1399-3003
Online Access:	Get more information
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!