Work-related eye symptoms and respiratory symptoms in female cleaners

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 291-297

  Nielsen, J ^a   Bach, E ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma, bronchitis; Bronchitis; Cleaning; Epidemiology; Eye symptoms; Follow up study; Nose or throat symptoms; Sprayers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK; SCHOOL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0032785422     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.5.291     Document Type: Article

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