Rationale: Severe asthma is a public health problem with limited information regarding
preventable causes. Although occupational exposures have been implicated as important …

Occupational asthma is the most common form of occupational lung disease in the
developed world at the present time. In this review, the epidemiology, pathogenesis …

Occupational asthma can be defined as a disorder of variable airflow obstruction and airway
hyperresponsiveness due to causes and conditions that are attributable to a particular …

Appropriately defining an occupational condition is often a critical step in its understanding
and prevention. The definition of the condition establishes a framework for investigation and …

To estimate the percentage of adult asthmatics with occupational asthma in Michigan, a
sample of 94 patients, aged 20 to 65 years, who were discharged from one of three …

Occupational asthma has become the most common work-related respiratory disorder,
supplanting such conditions as silicosis, asbestosis/and occupational lung cancer. 105, 125 …

A retrospective review was performed on the files of 154 consecutive workers assessed for
occupational asthma to clarify the relative frequency of asthma induced by irritants in the …

Occupational asthma accounts for a significant percentage of all asthma. Prevalence varies
markedly, depending on host factors, the agent, and the manufacturing facility. The number …

Physician reporting of cases of communicable disease has played an important role in
detection and control of disease outbreaks.'A similar expectation exists for physician …