Asthma, chronic bronchitis, and exposure to irritant agents in occupational domestic cleaning: a nested case-control study.

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Published in Occup Environ Med on September 01, 2005

Authors

M Medina-Ramón1, J P Zock, M Kogevinas, J Sunyer, Y Torralba, A Borrell, F Burgos, J M Antó

Author Affiliations

1: Respiratory and Environmental Health Research Unit, Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.

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