Pulmonary function impairment and airway allergy among workers in traditional bakeries
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Pulmonary function impairment and airway allergy among workers in traditional bakeries.
OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of exposure to flour dust on pulmonary function tests, prevalence of symptoms (respiratory, allergic/irritating) and parameters of allergic sensitization in terms of skin prick test, and bronchial hyper-responsiveness. MATERIAL AND METHODS 43 bakers (with at least 2 years of occupational exposure) working at different bakeries in Ismailia city, Egypt; and 64 co...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1896-494X
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-013-0082-6