Infant swimming in chlorinated pools and the risks of bronchiolitis, asthma and allergy

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Voisin, C ^a   Sardella, A ^a   Marcucci, F ^b   Bernard, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Infant swimming; Respiratory infection; Swimming pool

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SENSITIZATION; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL; BELGIUM; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ASTHMA; BELGIUM; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 77954648502     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00118009     Document Type: Article

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