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respiratory

COPD

Disinfectants linked to COPD

11 Sep 2017

Healthcare professionals who regularly use disinfectants as part of their job have an increased risk of developing COPD. Nurses who used disinfectants to clean surfaces on a regular basis – at least once a week – had a 22% increased risk of developing the lung disease, data from the US Nurses Health Study II revealed. ...

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