Characteristics of a new respiratory syndrome associated with the use of a humidifier disinfectant: humidifier disinfectant-related respiratory syndrome (HDRS) [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020 Objectives The purpose of this study was to characterize a new respiratory syndrome associated with exposure to a humidifier disinfectant (HD) in South Korea that is distinct from the well-known HD-related lung injury (HDLI).
Jong Han Leem +6 more
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Early-life exposure to humidifier disinfectant determines the prognosis of lung function in children [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019 Background Use of humidifier disinfectants (HD) at home leads to chemical airborne exposure, causing HD associated lung injury (HDLI) with high mortality. However, the lung function in children diagnosed with HDLI is not well studied. We investigated the
Hyun-Ju Cho +8 more
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Humidifier disinfectant-associated specific diseases should be called together as “humidifier disinfectant syndrome” [PDF]
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2017 Jong-Hyeon Lee, Jong-Han Leem
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Humidifier Disinfectant-associated Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease
, 2014 RATIONALE: Beginning in 2006, epidemics of a fatal lung injury of unknown cause in children were observed in Korea every spring. A recent study demonstrated that this type of children's interstitial lung disease (chILD) is associated with humidifier ...
김경원, 손명현
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Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Insomnia or Other Psychiatric Symptoms among Humidifier Disinfectant Victims [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2018 Background and Objective In South Korea, numerous people have died of lung injury from humidifier disinfectant. The objective of this study was to explore the association between cognitive emotion regulation strategies for victims of humidifier ...
Seockhoon Chung +6 more
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Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Life Adaptation of Toxic Humidifier Disinfectant Survivors: A Multi-Group Analysis. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)Background: The Republic of Korean humidifier disinfectant disaster, involving toxic chemical exposure, constitutes a major social disaster causing severe trauma.
Chung Y +6 more
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Author Correction: Humidifier disinfectant, sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC): assessment of respiratory effects to protect workers’ health [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDongSeok Seo, Yong-Hoon Lee, JiMin Jo
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Prenatal PM2.5 affects atopic dermatitis depending on maternal anxiety and gender: COCOA study
Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2021 Background The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) is increasing worldwide. Prenatal particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter
Sangrok Kim +16 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease in childhood whose diagnosis requires expertise in dermatology. Recent studies have indicated that host genes–microbial interactions in the gut contribute to human diseases including AD.
Ziyuan Jiang +9 more
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Association between ambient air pollution and perceived stress in pregnant women
Scientific Reports, 2021 Air pollution may influence prenatal maternal stress, but research evidence is scarce. Using data from a prospective cohort study conducted on pregnant women (n = 2153), we explored the association between air pollution and perceived stress, which was ...
Dirga Kumar Lamichhane +10 more
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