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Title Allergy and immunotoxicology in occupational health / Takemi Otsuki, Claudia Petrarca, Mario Di Gioacchino, editors
Published Singapore : Springer, [2016]
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Series Current topics in environmental health and preventive medicine
Current topics in environmental health and preventive medicine.
Contents Chapter 1: Suppressive effects of asbestos exposure on the human immune surveillance system -- Chapter 2: Silica-induced immunotoxicity: chronic and aberrant activation of immune cells -- Chapter 3: Engineered nano materials and allergy -- Chapter 4: Allergens in Occupational Allergy: Prevention and Management. Focus on Asthma -- Chapter 5: Particulate-driven type-2 immunity and allergic responses -- Chapter 6: Traditional and Emerging Occupational Asthma(OA)in Japan -- Chapter7: Skin sensitization model based on only animal data by qualitative structure-toxicity relationships (QSTR) approach -- Chapter 8: Non-industrial indoor environments and work-related asthma, a review -- Chapter 9: Combined effect on Immune and Nervous System of Aluminum Nanoparticles -- Chapter 10: Non Pulmorary Effects of Isocianates -- Chapter 11: Skin Exposure to Nanoparticles. ><
Summary This book offers a collection of the latest clinical and research findings related to allergies, one of the most frequently treated conditions in occupational medicine. The chapters not only cover asthma but also elaborate on contact dermatitis, rhinitis, and other allergic conditions, providing readers with a comprehensive overview of the substances disrupting autoimmunity and their effects on the human body. Allergy and Immunotoxicology in Occupational Health is a valuable resource for professionals and researchers in the occupational health sector, who will discover novel insights into immune effects, providing a foundation for future considerations of the health impairments caused by environmental and occupational exposure to these substances
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Occupational diseases -- Immunological aspects
Medicine, Industrial.
Allergy.
Occupational Medicine
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Allergy
Medicine, Industrial
Form Electronic book
Author Otsuki, Takemi, editor
Petrarca, Claudia, editor
Di Gioacchino, Mario, editor
ISBN 9789811003516
9811003513