Humidifier disinfectant lung injury, how do we approach the issues?
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Humidifier disinfectant lung injury, how do we approach the issues?
A large portion of the Korean population has been exposed to toxic humidifier disinfectants (HDs), and considering that the majority of the victims are infants, the magnitude of the damage is expected to be considerably larger than what has currently been revealed. The current victims are voicing problems caused by various diseases, including but not limited to lung, upper respiratory tract, ca...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health and Toxicology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2233-6567
DOI: 10.5620/eht.e2016019