Michigan State University, Michigan (Dr Rosenman, Ms Reilly); Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts (Ms Pechter, Ms Fitzsimmons); California Department of Public Health (Ms Flattery, Dr Harrison); Public Health Institute, Contractor to California Department of Public Health (Ms Weinberg), California; New York State Department of Health (Ms Cummings), New York; New Jersey Department of Health (Dr Borjan, Dr Lumia), New Jersey; and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio (Ms Dodd, Ms Schleiff).
Address correspondence to: Kenneth Rosenman, MD, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI ([email protected])
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Clinical Significance: Work-related asthma (WRA) from cleaning products continues to be a common cause of both new-onset and work aggravated asthma. Cleaning products are widely used and cases worked in all industry sectors. The highest percentage of cases worked in non-cleaning jobs (ie, nurses, office staff) in health care and education.
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