Open AccessNasal patency and lavage biomarkers in relation to settled dust and cleaning routines in schools
Author(s) -
Robert Wålinder,
Dan Norbäck,
Gunilla Wieslander,
Greta Smedje,
Claes Erwall,
Per Venge
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.416
Subject(s) - nasal lavage , acoustic rhinometry , nasal cavity , medicine , eosinophil cationic protein , mucous membrane of nose , nose , pathology , immunology , surgery , eosinophil , asthma
This study determined the relations between settled dust and cleaning routines in classrooms on one hand, and nasal symptoms, nasal cavity dimensions, and the concentration of selected biomarkers of inflammation in nasal lavage on the other.