Adult-onset asthma and wheeze among irritant-exposed bleachery workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 532-538

  Andersson, Eva ^a   Olin, Anna Carin ^a   Hagberg, Stig ^a   Nilsson, Ralph ^a   Nilsson, Tohr ^b   Torén, Kjell ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Gassings; Irritant induced asthma; Occupational asthma; Pulp and paper industry; Sulfur dioxide; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GAS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; GASES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; IRRITANTS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0038078428     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10203     Document Type: Article

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