A workforce-based study of occupational exposures and asthma symptoms in cleaning workers

D Vizcaya, MC Mirabelli, JM Antó, R Orriols… - Occupational and …, 2011 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives To study associations between use of cleaning products and asthma symptoms
in cleaning workers. Methods Information on respiratory symptoms, history of asthma …

Asthma risk, cleaning activities and use of specific cleaning products among Spanish indoor cleaners

JP Zock, M Kogevinas, J Sunyer, E Almar… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2001 - JSTOR
Objectives Recent studies have shown an excess risk of asthma for cleaners, but it is not
clear which cleaningrelated exposures induce or aggravate asthma. Methods Risk factors …

Association between cleaning-related chemicals and work-related asthma and asthma symptoms among healthcare professionals

AA Arif, GL Delclos - Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2012 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives Work-related asthma (WRA) is an important public health problem affecting one
quarter of adults with asthma. Although cleaning substances are routinely used in hospitals …

Occupational exposure to cleaning products and asthma in hospital workers

O Dumas, C Donnay, DJJ Heederik, M Héry… - Occupational and …, 2012 - oem.bmj.com
Objective Cleaning products may cause work-related asthma, but information regarding the
specific exposures involved is scarce. We aimed to determine the associations between …

Asthma and rhinitis in cleaning workers: a systematic review of epidemiological studies

I Folletti, JP Zock, G Moscato, A Siracusa - Journal of Asthma, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This article presents a systematic review of epidemiological studies linking
cleaning work and risk of asthma and rhinitis. Methods: Published reports were identified …

Asthma and exposure to cleaning products–a E uropean A cademy of A llergy and C linical I mmunology task force consensus statement

A Siracusa, F De Blay, I Folletti, G Moscato, M Olivieri… - Allergy, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Professional and domestic cleaning is associated with work‐related asthma (WRA). This
position paper reviews the literature linking exposure to cleaning products and the risk of …

Asthma characteristics in cleaning workers, workers in other risk jobs and office workers

JP Zock, M Kogevinas, J Sunyer… - European …, 2002 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Several studies have demonstrated an excess risk for asthma among cleaning workers. The
aim of this analysis was to compare clinical, immunological and functional characteristics …

[PDF][PDF] Cleaning agents and asthma

S Quirce, P Barranco - J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol, 2010 - researchgate.net
■ Abstract Although cleaners represent a significant part of the working population
worldwide, they remain a relatively understudied occupational group. Epidemiological …

Respiratory health in professional cleaners: symptoms, lung function, and risk factors

C Brooks, T Slater, M Corbin, D McLean… - Clinical & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cleaning is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms, but few
studies have measured functional characteristics of airway disease in cleaners. Aims To …

Occupation and task as risk factors for asthma-related outcomes among healthcare workers in New York City

MN Caridi, MJ Humann, X Liang, FC Su… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have suggested an association of asthma onset and
exacerbation with cleaning and disinfecting activities in a number of industries, including …