An outbreak of occupational asthma in a new special school due to acrylates used for floor tiles

A. Robertson, V. Moore, M. Jaakkola, P. Verow, T. Mian, S. Burge (Birmingham, West Bromwich, United Kingdom; , Finland)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Indoor air and respiratory disease
Session: Indoor air and respiratory disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2571
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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