Airborne Seafood Allergens as a Cause of Occupational Allergy and Asthma

@article{Lopata2013AirborneSA,
  title={Airborne Seafood Allergens as a Cause of Occupational Allergy and Asthma},
  author={Andreas L. Lopata and Mohamed Fareed Jeebhay},
  journal={Current Allergy and Asthma Reports},
  year={2013},
  volume={13},
  pages={288-297},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:1276304}
}
This contemporary review discusses interesting and recent findings in the area of occupational seafood allergy including high-risk occupations, environmental risk factors for airborne exposures, major and minor allergens implicated and innovative approaches in diagnosing and managing occupational allergy and asthma associated with seafood processing.
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