Acta Med. 2003, 46: 31-35

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.6

Health Risk of Occupational Exposure in Welding Processes II. Immunological Effects

Lenka Borskáa, Zdeněk Fialab, Ctirad Andrýsc, Jan Krejsekc, Jaroslav Tejralb

aCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Institute of Pathological Physiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Institute of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
cUniversity Hospital in Hradec Králové, Institute of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received November 1, 2002
Accepted February 1, 2003

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