Update on asthma and cleaners

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-120

  Zock, Jan Paul ^a,b,c   Vizcaya, David ^a,b,d   Le Moual, Nicole ^e,f  

^a Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cleaners; Cleaning; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ASTHMA; CLEANING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION;

AEROSOLS; ASTHMA; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; HOMEMAKER SERVICES; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 77950987954     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32833733fe     Document Type: Review

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