Association of Occupational Exposure to Disinfectants With Incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among US Female Nurses.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Exposure to disinfectants in health care workers has been associated with respiratory health outcomes, including asthma. Despite the biological plausibility of an association between disinfectants (irritant chemicals) and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), available data are sparse. Objective:To investigate the association between exposure to disinfectants and COPD incidence in a large cohort of US female nurses. Design, Setting, and Participants:The Nurses' Health Study II is a US prospective cohort study of 116 429 female registered nurses from 14 US states who were enrolled in 1989 and followed up through questionnaires every 2 years since. The present study included women who were still in a nursing job and had no history of COPD in 2009, and used data fro

SUBMITTER: Dumas O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6813668 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature