Asthma and exposure to cleaning products - A European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology task force consensus statement

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1532-1545

  Siracusa, A ^a   De Blay, F ^b   Folletti, I ^a   Moscato, G ^c   Olivieri, M ^d   Quirce, S ^e   Raulf Heimsoth, M ^f   Sastre, J ^g   Tarlo, S M ^h   Walusiak Skorupa, J ⁱ   Zock, J P ^j,k,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ IDIPAZ   (Spain)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^g INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^h TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^j CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^l CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

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Author keywords

allergies; asthma; epidemiology; occupational; prevention

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ASTHMA; CONSENSUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS MASK; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ALLERGIES; ASTHMA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL; PREVENTION;

ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84889582887     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12279     Document Type: Review

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