Asthma is a globally significant non-communicable disease with major public health
consequences for both children and adults, including high morbidity, and mortality in severe …

Rationale: Workplace inhalational hazards remain common worldwide, even though they
are ameliorable. Previous American Thoracic Society documents have assessed the …

This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

abstract Bronchial asthma is characterized by chronic airway inflammation, which manifests
clinically as variable airway narrowing (wheezes and dyspnea) and cough. Long-standing …

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Background Short-term exposure to air pollution has adverse effects among patients with
asthma, but whether long-term exposure to air pollution is a cause of adult-onset asthma is …

Asthma is a chronic disease principally characterized by episodic wheeze, cough, and
breathlessness resulting from airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation. It is one of the …

Work-related asthma, which includes occupational asthma and work-aggravated asthma,
has become one of the most prevalent occupational lung diseases. These guidelines aim to …

This consensus statement provides practical recommendations for specific inhalation
challenge (SIC) in the diagnosis of occupational asthma. They are derived from a systematic …

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with many phenotypes, and age at disease onset is an
important factor in separating the phenotypes. Genetic factors, atopy, and early respiratory …