Cleaning products increase incidence of asthma again, this time in health-care workers

New-onset asthma incidence from the ECHRS II study of healthcare workers between 1991 and 1998. Incidence increased in institution-based health-care providers (RR 2.3) and hospital technicians (RR 4.63). Little consistent effect of latex gloves. Incidence increased with use of cleaning products in spray form (RR2.36) and ammonia or bleach (RR 2.16).

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	Mirabelli MC, Zock J-P, Plana E, Antó JM, Benke G, Blanc PD, Dahlman-Höglund A, Jarvis DL, Kromhout H, Lillienberg L, Norbäck D, Olivieri M, Radon K, Sunyer J, Torén K, van Sprunde, Occupational risk factors for asthma among nurses and related healthcare professionals in an international study, Occup Environ Med, 2007;64:474-479,

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