Background A previous American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement on
asthma in the workplace was published in 1995. The current Consensus Statement updates …

Rationale: Occupational exposures can contribute to the exacerbation as well as the onset
of asthma. However, work-exacerbated asthma (WEA) has received less attention than …

The major emphasis of this updated version of Practice Parameters for Allergy Diagnostic
Testing is focused on how technological refinements and their validations during the past …

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 …

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 …

Making an accurate diagnosis of occupational asthma (OA) is, generally, important. The
condition has not only significant health consequences for affected workers, but also …

Many of the 2.9 billion workers across the globe are exposed to hazardous risks at their
workplaces. This chapter examines the disease and injury burden produced by selected …

Background: Hairdressers are at risk for occupational respiratory diseases, but the risk
factors, causal agents, and underlying mechanisms are not completely defined. Aim: To …

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 …

Work-related asthma is highly prevalent and represents a significant societal and financial
burden worldwide. This State of the Art series article explores the epidemiology, clinical …