The value of a family history of allergy in predicting atopy was assessed in men employed in
lumber mills, grain handling and railway industries in British Columbia. Detailed family and …

A population of 101 laboratory technicians handling laboratory animals was studied with
regard to predisposing factors for allergy. Twenty‐seven had symptoms indicating laboratory …

Atopy is widely used as a discriminant in selection for employment involving exposure to
allergenic substances. The validity of this has been tested in a population with a known …

OBJECTIVES--To assess the prevalence of atopy in a vocational school so as to evaluate
the feasibility of pre-employment screening. METHODS--The prevalence of atopy by family …

To assess the prevalence and distribution of allergic skin-test reactions in a general
population sample, allergy prick tests were applied to 3101 subjects older than 2 years of …

Skin tests producing immediate reactions are used to detect causative factors in atopic
allergy, especially respiratory tract allergy. They have also been employed to classify …

Four hundred six subjects, comprising a 10% random sample of all employees, and a
sample of “self‐reported” allergic employees of a light industrial plant participated in an …

Abstract Of 3407 United Kingdom industrial workers assessed for evidence of atopy at
preplacement medical examination, 12.7 per cent were prick test positive to common …

Employers at laboratory animal facilities have begun to use selection criteria which
proscribe employment of persons thought to be at increased risk of developing allergy to …

Personal and immediate family histories of symptomatic atopy (asthma, eczema or allergic
rhinitis) and reactivities on allergen skin prick testing were assessed in 165 medical …