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 …

Because of their large and widespread application, phthalates or phthalic acid esters (PAEs)
are ubiquitous in all the environmental compartements. They have been widely detected …

As the classic mineral dust-induced pneumoconioses decrease in frequency because of the
control of exposure, obstructive airway diseases have emerged as the most prevalent …

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

Background The role of exposure to substances in the workplace in new-onset asthma is not
well characterised in population-based studies. We therefore aimed to estimate the relative …

Objectives This study attempts to estimate the proportion of annual deaths related to
occupational factors in Finland and considers related methodological issues and associated …

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 aim of this paper is to highlight emerging data on occupational attributable
risk in asthma. Despite well documented outbreaks of disease and the recognition of …

Background Deaths due to occupational disease and injury place a heavy burden on society
in terms of economic costs and human suffering. Methods We estimate the annual deaths …

The GRADE approach to grading the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
provides a comprehensive and transparent approach for developing clinical …