Respiratory symptoms, lung function, and sensitisation to flour in a British bakery.

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Published in Br J Ind Med on September 01, 1989

Authors

A W Musk1, K M Venables, B Crook, A J Nunn, R Hawkins, G D Crook, B J Graneek, R D Tee, N Farrer, D A Johnson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Occupational Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Brompton Hospital, London, UK.

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