Association between long-term occupational exposure to PM₁₀ and allergic diseases in subway workers

Affiliations

¹ Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ SwissMedPro Health Services, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁵ Autonomous Paris Transport Authority (RATP), Paris, France.

Romain Freund et al. Clin Exp Allergy. 2024 Jun.

. 2024 Jun;54(6):432-434.

doi: 10.1111/cea.14472. Epub 2024 Mar 12.

¹ Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ SwissMedPro Health Services, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁵ Autonomous Paris Transport Authority (RATP), Paris, France.

No abstract available

Keywords: PM10 exposure; asthma; atopy; exhaled breath condensate; nitrite.

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