Asthma caused by peracetic acid-hydrogen peroxide mixture

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-158

  Cristofari Marquand, Emmanuelle ^a   Kacel, Myriam ^a   Milhe, François ^a   Magnan, Antoine ^a   Lehucher Michel, Marie Pascale ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Endoscopy nursing staff; Occupational asthma; Peracetic acid hydrogen peroxide mixture

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERACETIC ACID;

EID: 34247333775     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.155     Document Type: Article

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