Asthma and COPD in cleaners from Northern Europe

O. Svanes, T. D. Skorge, B. Forsberg, T. Gislason, M. Holm, C. Janson, A. Johannessen, R. Jögi, S. H. Lygre, F. Macsali, D. Norbäck, E. Omenaas, F. G. Real, V. Schlünssen, T. I. Sigsgaard, K. Toren, G. Wieslander, T. Aasen, C. Svanes (Bergen, Norway; Umeaa, Gothenburg, Uppsala, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland; Tartu, Estonia; Aarhus, Denmark)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Occupational respiratory diseases: asthma, silicosis and asbestosis
Session: Occupational respiratory diseases: asthma, silicosis and asbestosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1905
Disease area: Airway diseases

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