Work-related asthma from cleaning agents versus other agents
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Cleaning agents and asthma.
Although cleaners represent a significant part of the working population worldwide, they remain a relatively understudied occupational group. Epidemiological studies have shown an association between cleaning work and asthma, but the risk factors are uncertain. Cleaning workers are exposed to a large variety of cleaning products containing both irritants and sensitizers, as well as to common in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqy137