A respiratory health survey within a brewery in South Africa

A brewery worker developed work-related asthma associated with exposure to malt and other grain dust allergens in a brewery over a period. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of work-related respiratory symptoms and associated risk factors, within this brewery in South Africa.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Irwin, Gail Rosamund
Other Authors: Khalil, Doris
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10810
Description
Summary:A brewery worker developed work-related asthma associated with exposure to malt and other grain dust allergens in a brewery over a period. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of work-related respiratory symptoms and associated risk factors, within this brewery in South Africa.