Cosmetics and Personal Care Products in Lung Diseases

Howard M. Kipen

Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA

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Howard M. Kipen,

Howard M. Kipen

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Book Editor(s):Susan M. Tarlo,

Susan M. Tarlo

Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada

Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada

Division of Respiratory Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Paul Cullinan,

Paul Cullinan

Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute (Imperial College), London, UK

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Benoit Nemery,

Benoit Nemery

Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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First published: 13 August 2010

https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470710425.ch1

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

Introduction: historical context of cosmetics and respiratory illness
Epidemiological context
Description of exposures
Respiratory diseases associated with exposure to cosmetics and personal care products
Diagnosis and management of occupational asthma in hairdressers
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