Work-related asthma in an aircraft engine mechanic
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Work-related asthma.
Work-related asthma accounts for at least 10 percent of all cases of adult asthma. Work-related asthma includes work aggravation of preexisting asthma and new-onset asthma induced by occupational exposure. Occupational exposure to very high concentrations of an irritant substance can produce reactive airway dysfunction syndrome, while exposure to allergenic substances can result in allergic occ...
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Dr. Susan M. Tarlo graduated from the Medical School of the London University, England, in 1969. She did post-graduate training in internal medicine at Westminster and Bromptom hospitals in the UK and residencies in allergy and clinical immunology and respiratory medicine at Queen’s University and McMaster University in Ontario. She joined the University of Toronto faculty in 1977 and currently...
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Adults with asthma who had been enrolled in an HMO for at least a year were requested to complete a questionnaire about their health status. Approximately 25% of the 1,461 participants responded positively to "Does your current work environment make your asthma worse?" and were classified as having workplace exacerbation of asthma. Those with workplace exacerbation were more likely to have neve...
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OBJECTIVE Asthma is a common and costly public health problem. Occupational exposures contribute to the burden of asthma. Identifying workplace exposures and industries and occupations at risk can lead to more effective prevention measures. METHODS Data from Washington State's work-related asthma (WRA) surveillance program from October 2001 to December 2008 were analyzed. Workers' compensatio...
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The incidence and prevalence of asthma are increasing. One reason for this trend is the rise in adult-onset asthma, especially occupational asthma, which is 1 of the 2 forms of work-related asthma. Occupational asthma is defined as asthma caused by agents that are present exclusively in the workplace. The presence of pre-existing asthma does not rule out the possibility of developing occupation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/s0954-6111(99)90081-1