Inhalation of agents in the workplace can induce asthma in a relatively small proportion of
exposed workers. Like nonoccupational asthma, occupational asthma is probably the result …

Substantial epidemiologic and clinical evidence indicates that agents inhaled at work can
induce asthma. In industrialized countries, occupational factors have been implicated in 9 to …

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis and the pathologic alterations of occupational asthma
are similar to those of nonoccupational asthma. Occupational asthma may therefore …

The workplace can be responsible for approximately one in 10 cases of adult-onset asthma.
Two types of occupational asthma (OA) are distinguished by whether they arise after a …

A diversity of airborne dusts, gases, fumes, and vapors can induce dose-related respiratory
symptoms in individuals exposed in the workplace. These agents can cause annoyance …

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

The development of occupational asthma (OA) is likely to result from the complex interaction
of environmental and host factors. This article addresses a series of issues relating to the …

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 …

The purpose of this article is to critically review the available evidence pertaining to
occupational, environmental, and individual factors that can affect the development of …

Although asthma has been recognized since the time of Hippocrates (460-370 BC)(1) and
major advances in the pharmacological treatment have been achieved during the past two …