Occupational asthma in hairdressers: Results of inhalation tests with bleaching powder

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 419-423

  Schwaiblmair, Martin ^a   Vogelmeier, Claus ^a   Fruhmann, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bleaching powder; Hairdressers; Inhalation tests; Occupational asthma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BLEACHING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ASTHMA; BARBERING; BEAUTY CULTURE; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; FEMALE; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDANTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0030733448     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050239     Document Type: Article

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