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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 103907 |
| CIS number |
05-86 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
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| Author(s) |
Brisman J., Albin M., Rylander L., Mikoczy Z., Lillienberg L., Dahlman Höglund A., Torén K., Meding B., Kronholm Diab K., Nielsen J. |
| Title |
The incidence of respiratory symptoms in female Swedish hairdressers |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2003, Vol.44, No.6, p.673-678. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
Airway diseases in hairdressers are a concern. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the risk factors for three respiratory symptoms, wheeze, dry cough, and nasal blockage, in hairdressers. 3,957 female hairdressers and 4,905 women from the general population responded to a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, atopy, smoking, and work history. Incidence rates (IR) and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for the three symptoms studied were calculated. The IRs of all three symptoms were higher in the hairdressers compared with the referents. Smoking modified the effects of cohort affiliation for all three symptoms, although the combined effect from hairdressing work and smoking was less than expected. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Sweden; symptoms; women; hairdressing; respiratory diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; smoking; questionnaire survey; frequency rates; confounding factors; individual susceptibility; case-control study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Hairdressing & beauty parlours
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