Respiratory Health in Cleaners in Northern Europe: Is Susceptibility Established in Early Life?

There is some evidence that maternal smoking increases susceptibility to personal smoking's detrimental effects. One might question whether early life disadvantage might influence susceptibility to occupational exposure.In this cross-sectional study we investigated respiratory symptoms, asthma...

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Main Authors: Øistein Svanes, Trude Duelien Skorge, Ane Johannessen, Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen, Magne Bråtveit, Bertil Forsberg, Thorarin Gislason, Mathias Holm, Christer Janson, Rain Jögi, Ferenc Macsali, Dan Norbäck, Ernst Reidar Omenaas, Francisco Gómez Real, Vivi Schlünssen, Torben Sigsgaard, Gunilla Wieslander, Jan-Paul Zock, Tor Aasen, Julia Dratva, Cecilie Svanes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4500550?pdf=render