Vizcaya Fernández, David (Date of defense: 2011-11-14)
During the last decade, several studies highlighted a higher risk of asthma among workers using cleaning products and, more specifically, among cleaning workers. A hypothesis on a causal role of irritant ...
Lytras, Theodoros (Date of defense: 2018-05-22)
Introduction: Occupational exposures are considered to be one of the newer and important risk factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) besides tobacco smoking. However, the evidence ...
Borrás Santos, Alícia (Date of defense: 2016-02-02)
Several studies have showed that the occupants of damp or mouldy buildings have an increased risk of respiratory symptoms, respiratory infections and exacerbation of asthma. However, information on the ...
Casas Ruiz, Lidia (Date of defense: 2013-04-30)
Background and aims: The immune, respiratory and central nervous system start developing during pregnancy and continue during the first years of life. Therefore, environmental exposures during these ...
Medina Ramón, Mercedes (Date of defense: 2005-03-10)
El objetivo del estudio era identificar las exposiciones ocupacionales relacionadas con asma en empleadas de limpieza doméstica. Un estudio poblacional transversal realizado en 4,521 mujeres mostró que ...