Upper airway inflammation in waste handlers exposed to bioaerosols.

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Published in Occup Environ Med on June 01, 2003

Authors

K K Heldal1, A S Halstensen, J Thorn, P Djupesland, I Wouters, W Eduard, T S Halstensen

Author Affiliations

1: National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway. kari.heldal@stami.no

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