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The epidemiology of occupational asthma.
With the accelerating pace of new knowledge about occupational asthma, systematic epidemiological approaches have yielded important new insights into its clinical characteristics. Such questions as "what proportion of all cases of asthma are caused by occupational exposures?" and "is occupational asthma incidence rising?" can now be answered. Surveillance programmes estimate the number of expos...
متن کاملControversies in epidemiology of occupational asthma.
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution, determinants and outcome of disease. In this article, the recently acquired knowledge of the epidemiology of occupational asthma is described, as well as current areas of controversy. Incidence figures obtained from field studies in high-risk workplaces, medicolegal statistics and sentinel programmes indicate that approximately 10% of adult-onset a...
متن کاملOccupational Medicine Occupational asthma
Occupational asthma may be defined as asthma induced by exposure to an inhaled agent (or agents) in the workplace. Its presentation is sometimes dramatic. Occupational exposure to platinum salts, for example, has been known to induce asthma in over 50% of an exposed workforce. For those affected, the consequences are often devastating, while the economic effects for an industry may be no less p...
متن کاملThe prevention of occupational asthma.
There is sufficient understanding of the causation of occupational asthma for preventive action to be appropriate. To date, attempts appear to have been largely unsuccessful and this appears to be largely due to nonscientific/technical obstacles. These include the fragmented nature of the disease, its low public and industrial profile, and its comparative rarity in single workplaces. Nonetheles...
متن کاملOccupational asthma.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The scientific literature on occupational asthma is steadily increasing and no longer only describes case reports with prevalence figures and limited physiopathologic and immunologic data. Prospective cohort studies are currently carried out with relevant incidence figures and risk factors. Genetic susceptibility is explored. New diagnostic means are described. Surveillance pr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0000-0000,0903-1936
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.94.07010161