Professional cleaning and asthma

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-90

  Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^a   Jaakkola, Maritta S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cleaners; Epidemiologic studies; Occupational exposures

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; DETERGENT;

CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLEANING; DOMESTICATION; EUROPE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; UNITED STATES; ASTHMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; MALE;

ASTHMA; DETERGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 33746830075     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.all.0000216849.64828.55     Document Type: Review

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