The Incidence of Respiratory Symptoms in Female Swedish Hairdressers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 673-678

  Brisman, Jonas ^a   Albin, Maria ^b   Rylander, Lars ^b   Mikoczy, Zoli ^b   Lillienberg, Linnéa ^a   Höglund, Anna Dahlman ^a   Torén, Kjell ^a   Meding, Birgitta ^c   Diab, Kerstin Kronholm ^b   Nielsen, Jørn ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Epidemiology; Hairdressers; Incidence; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ATOPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

ADULT; BEAUTY CULTURE; COHORT STUDIES; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 10744230398     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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