Abrupt Rise of Humidifier Disinfectant Associated Health Problems since 2008: Was it chance or inevitable?
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Park, Dong-Uk
(Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University)
Park, Soyoung (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine) Park, Ju-Hyun (Department of Statistics, Dongguk University) Park, Jihoon (Environmental Safety Group, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH) Hong, Soo-Jong (Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Asthma and Atopy Center, Environmental Health Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Paek, Domyung (Department of Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) |
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