Is atopy a risk indicator of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in dairy farmers?

Is atopy a risk indicator of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in dairy farmers?

Abstract Allergic mechanisms related to environmental and occupational exposure have been suggested to contribute to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives To investigate the relationships between atopy markers, persistent airflow limitation (PAL) and occupationa...

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Main Authors: Matthieu Veil-Picard, Thibaud Soumagne, Rechana Vongthilath, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Alicia Guillien, Lucie Laurent, Pascal Andujar, Nicolas Roche, Stephane Jouneau, Benoit Cypriani, Jean-Jacques Laplante, Bruno Degano, Jean-Charles Dalphin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Atopy
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Specific IgE
Farmers
Occupational exposure
Matthieu Veil-Picard and Thibaud Soumagne contributed equally to the work.
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1082-2

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