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    American Journal of Industrial Medicine: Volume 46, Issue 4

    323-422
    October 2004
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Introduction

Organic dusts and disease: A continuous research challenge

Ragnar Rylander MD, 
  • Pages: 323-326
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Articles

Endotoxins isolated from the air of a Danish paper mill and the relation to change in lung function: An 11-year follow-up†

Torben Sigsgaard MD, PhD,  Lone Donbæk Jensen MD,  Anette Abell MD, PhD,  Helle Würtz MSc,  Gert Thomsen MD, 
  • Pages: 327-332
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Inter-laboratory analysis of endotoxin in cotton dust samples†

Robert R. Jacobs PhD,  David Chun PhD, 
  • Pages: 333-337
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Differences in cellular and inflammatory cytokine profiles in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in bagassosis and silicosis†

Rihong Zhai MD,  Xianmin Ge MD,  Helin Li MD,  Zhongquan Tang MD,  Ruiqing Liao BSci,  Jos Kleinjans PhD, 
  • Pages: 338-344
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Experimental human exposure to inhaled grain dust and ammonia: Towards a model of concentrated animal feeding operations†

Sigurdur T. Sigurdarson MD, MPH,  Patrick T. O'Shaughnessy PhD,  Janet A. Watt RRT,  Joel N. Kline MD, 
  • Pages: 345-348
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Childhood visits to animal buildings and atopic diseases in adulthood: An age-dependent relationship†

Katja Radon PhD,  Vera Ehrenstein MPH,  Georg Praml PhD,  Dennis Nowak PhD, 
  • Pages: 349-356
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in never-smoking animal farmers working inside confinement buildings†

Eduard Monsó MD,  Elena Riu MD,  Katja Radon PhD,  Ramon Magarolas MD,  Brigitta Danuser MD,  Martin Iversen MD,  Josep Morera MD,  Dennis Nowak MD, 
  • Pages: 357-362
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Partial protection by respirators on airways responses following exposure in a swine house†

Lena Palmberg MD, PhD,  Britt-Marie Larsson PhD,  Britt-Marie Sundblad PhD,  Kjell Larsson MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 363-370
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Brief Reports

Exposure to bioaerosols: Allergic reactions and respiratory function in Polish hop growers†

Anna Góra MD,  Czesława Skórska PhD,  Zofia Prażmo PhD,  Ewa Krysińska-Traczyk PhD,  Jolanta Sitkowska MSc,  Jacek Dutkiewicz PhD, 
  • Pages: 371-374
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Solubility of endotoxins from Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa†

Wijnand Eduard PhD, MSc,  Mette Haraldsen Westby MSc,  Lennart Larsson PhD, 
  • Pages: 375-377
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Exposure to work-related levels of swine dust up-regulates CD106 on human alveolar macrophages†

Hans Jürgen Hoffmann PhD,  Martin Iversen MD, PhD,  Hisamitsu Takai PhD,  Torben Sigsgaard MD, PhD,  Øyvind Omland MD, PhD,  Ronald Dahl MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 378-380
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Health effects associated with exposure to residential organic dust†

Caroline E.W. Herr MD,  Anja zur Nieden MS,  Nikolaos I. Stilianakis PhD,  Thomas F. Eikmann MD, 
  • Pages: 381-385
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction in swine veterinarians: A persistent problem†‡

C.I. Andersen MD,  Susanna G. Von Essen MD, MPH,  L.M. Smith MS,  J. Spencer MD,  Rika Jolie DVM, MS, PhD,  Kelley J. Donham DVM, MS, 
  • Pages: 386-392
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Acute toxic pneumonitis complicating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a farmer†

Sigurdur T. Sigurdarson MD, MPH,  Kelley J. Donham DVM, MS,  Joel N. Kline MD, 
  • Pages: 393-395
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Atopic and non-atopic asthma in a farming and a general population†

Wijnand Eduard PhD, MSc,  Ernst Omenaas MD, PhD,  Per Sigvald Bakke MD, PhD,  Jeroen Douwes PhD, MSc,  Dick Heederik PhD, MSc, 
  • Pages: 396-399
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Metalworking fluid bioaerosols at selected workplaces in a steelworks†

Rafał L. Górny PhD,  Bogumiła Szponar PhD,  Lennart Larsson PhD,  Christina Pehrson MSc,  Zofia Prażmo PhD,  Jacek Dutkiewicz PhD, 
  • Pages: 400-403
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

IgE sensitization to bacterial and fungal biopesticides in a cohort of Danish greenhouse workers: The BIOGART Study†

Gert Doekes PhD,  Preben Larsen MD,  Torben Sigsgaard MD,  Jesper Baelum MD, 
  • Pages: 404-407
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Wood dust sensitization among Danish woodworkers†‡

Vivi Schlünssen MD, PhD,  Thor Aage Skovsted MSc, PhD,  Inger Schaumburg MD, PhD,  Per Stahl Skov MD, DMSc,  Torben Sigsgaard MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 408-409
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Working Group Reports

Working Group Report 1: Tools for the diagnosis of organic dusts-induced disease†‡§

Inge M. Wouters MSc,  Torben Sigsgaard MD, PhD,  Anna Góra MD, PhD,  Dennis Nowak MD, PhD,  Lena Palmberg MD,  Britt-Marie Sundblad PhD,  Büllent Tutluoglu MD, 
  • Pages: 410-413
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Working Group Report 2: Questionnaires for work-related symptoms after organic dust exposure†‡§

Dick Heederik PhD,  Kari Kulvik Heldal PhD,  R. Carmen Artenie MD, PhD,  Rafal Górny PhD,  Caroline Herr MD,  Eduard Monso MD,  Øyvind Omland MD, PhD,  Vivi Schlünssen MD, PhD,  Jörgen Thorn MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 414-415
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Working Group Report 3: Sensitivity to organic dusts—atopy and gene polymorphisms†‡§

Joel N. Kline MD,  Gert Doekes PhD,  Jakob Bønløkke MD,  Hans Jürgen Hoffman PhD,  Susanna Von Essen MD,  Rihong Zhai MD, 
  • Pages: 416-418
  • First Published: 16 September 2004

Working Group Report 4: Exposure assessment for biological agents†‡§

Peter S. Thorne PhD,  Caroline Duchaine PhD,  Jeroen Douwes PhD,  Wijnand Eduard PhD,  Rafal Górny PhD,  Robert Jacobs PhD,  Tiina Reponen PhD,  Rudi Schierl PhD,  Bogumila Szponar PhD, 
  • Pages: 419-422
  • First Published: 16 September 2004