Effects of psychological symptoms on life adjustment among survivors of humidifier disinfectants [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2023 Objectives The humidifier disinfectant catastrophe in South Korea was a social disaster caused by toxic chemical substances. The present study aimed to examine the relationships between psychological symptoms and adaptive life functioning in survivors of
Sang Min Lee
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A comprehensive study of deaths due to exposure to humidifier disinfectant in Korea: focusing on medical records, assessment of exposure to humidifier disinfectants, and causes of death [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2021 OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the characteristics of the deceased victims of deaths caused by exposure to humidifier disinfectants, and present the distribution of the victims’ data submitted for damage application, demographic characteristics ...
Yeong Jun Ju +2 more
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Prenatal and Childhood Exposure to Humidifier Disinfectants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Insights from a Retrospective Cohort Design [PDF]
ToxicsHumidifier disinfectants (HDs), also known toxic indoor chemicals, have been linked to adverse health outcomes in children. However, their association with ADHD development remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of ADHD
Hunju Lee
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Humidifier disinfectants, unfinished stories [PDF]
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2016 Once released into the air, humidifier disinfectants became tiny nano-size particles, and resulted in chemical bronchoalveolitis. Families had lost their most beloved members, and even some of them became broken.
Domyung Paek
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Relationship between Exposure to Household Humidifier Disinfectants and Risk of Lung Injury: A Family-Based Study [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 In South Korea, a cluster of acute lung disease patients included lung injury disease suspected of being caused by the use of humidifier disinfectants.
Dong-Uk Park +2 more
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Evaluation report on the causal association between humidifier disinfectants and lung injury [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2016 OBJECTIVES As of November 2011, the Korean government recalled and banned humidifier disinfectants (HDs) from the market, because four case-control studies and one retrospective epidemiological study proved the association between HDs and lung injury of ...
, Soon Young Lee, Seung-Sik Hwang
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Misclassification and characterization of exposure to humidifier disinfectants using a questionnaire [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Lung disease caused by exposure to chemical substances such as polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) used in humidifier disinfectants (HDs) has been identified in Korea.
Hyeonsu Ryu +9 more
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Comparison of maternal and neonatal survival exposed to humidifier disinfectants during perinatal periods: a case-series study [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 A humidifier disinfectant (HD) has been prohibited by the government due to its serious effects on the human body. Several studies on the relationship between HD and lung diseases have been performed independently on children and adults.
Jang Hoon Lee +2 more
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Inhalation Toxicity of Humidifier Disinfectants as a Risk Factor of Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease in Korea: A Case-Control Study [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: The occurrence of numerous cases of interstitial lung disease in children (chILD) every spring in Korea starting in 2006 raised suspicion about a causal relationship with the use of humidifier disinfectants (HDs). The aim of this study was to
Hyeon-Jong Yang, Jinho Yu, Eun Lee
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Characterizing Subjects Exposed to Humidifier Disinfectants Using Computed-Tomography-Based Latent Traits: A Deep Learning Approach [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Around nine million people have been exposed to toxic humidifier disinfectants (HDs) in Korea. HD exposure may lead to HD-associated lung injuries (HDLI).
Frank Li +2 more
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