To spray or not to spray? The association of household cleaning agents and disinfectants with asthma in young adults – Results from a cross-sectional analysis in Germany

Tobias Weinmann (Munich, Germany), Tobias Weinmann, Jessica Gerlich, Sabine Heinrich, Dennis Nowak, Erika Von Mutius, Christian Vogelberg, Diana Roller, Jon Genuneit, Saba Al-Khadra, Stefanie Lanzinger, Tina Lohse, Irina Motoc, Viola Walter, Gudrun Weinmayr, Katja Radon

Source: International Congress 2015 – Epidemiological studies of asthma and allergy
Session: Epidemiological studies of asthma and allergy
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3393
Disease area: Airway diseases

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