Approximately 1 in 6 cases of adult-onset asthma are attributable to occupational exposure.
1 The overall estimated cost of work-related asthma (WRA; ie, the combination of …

In this review we highlight recent studies that advance the knowledge and understanding of
the effects of various environmental factors and associated immune responses in patients …

Objectives Patient care aides, who provide basic care to patients in a variety of healthcare
settings, have been observed to have higher prevalences of adverse health metrics than the …

Objective Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk for work-related asthma, which may be
affected by changes in cleaning practices. We examined associations of cleaning tasks and …

Objectives Use of cleaning and disinfecting products is associated with work-related asthma
among healthcare workers, but the specific levels and factors that affect exposures remain …

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with varying severity and subtypes. Recent reviews of
epidemiologic studies have identified cleaning and disinfecting activities (CDAs) as …

Background Previous studies have suggested an association of asthma onset and
exacerbation with cleaning and disinfecting activities in a number of industries, including …

Objective We conducted surveillance for work-related asthma (WRA) in Washington State to
identify the industry sectors and asthma exposures most commonly affecting injured workers …

Background Workers are exposed to physical, chemical and other hazards in the workplace,
which may impact their respiratory health. Aims To examine the healthy worker effect in the …

Background Existing datasets often lack job exposure data. Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) codes can link work exposure data to health outcomes via a Job …