Smoking, atopy, and laboratory animal allergy.

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This study examined data from three cross sectional surveys of 296 laboratory workers exposed to small mammals. Four indices of laboratory animal allergy were studied: symptoms suggestive of occupational asthma, symptoms suggestive of any occupational allergy, skin weals to animal urine extracts, and serum binding in radioallergosorbent tests with urine extracts. Pooled data from the three surveys showed an association between smoking and all indices except radioallergosorbent tests; the asso...

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Authors: Venables, K; Upton, J; Hawkins, E; Tee, R; Longbottom, J

• Journal: British journal of industrial medicine
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 667-671
• Publication date: 1988-10-01
• ISSN: 0007-1072
• Language: English
• Keywords: Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Humans; Cross-Sectional Studies; Adult; Animals; Risk Factors; Female; Male; Skin Tests; Occupational Diseases; Smoking; Skin; Animals, Laboratory