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`Lifeguard lung' linked to water sprays in indoor pools.

Authors :
Larkin, Marilynn
Source :
Lancet. 1/2/1999, Vol. 353 Issue 9146, p44-44. 1/4p.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

States that people who spend many hours in indoor swimming pools with water-spray features could be at risk of granulomatous pneumonitis caused by contaminated aerosols released from the sprays. Study by Cecile Rose et al of the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Colorado; Endotoxin in the air; Brief details of the study.

Subjects

Subjects :
*SWIMMING pools
*RISK factors of pneumonia
*LUNG diseases
*AEROSOLS
*ENDOTOXINS
*HEALTH
*PHYSIOLOGY
*DISEASE risk factors

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01406736
Volume :
353
Issue :
9146
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Lancet
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
1454368
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)74861-3
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