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 …

The workplace can trigger or induce asthma and cause the onset of different types of work-
related asthma. Analysis of previous definitions of occupational asthma (OA) led to the …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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Occupational asthma (OA) may account for 25% or more of de novo adult asthma. The
nomenclature has now better defined categories of OA caused by sensitizing agents and …

Occupational asthma (OA) represents one of the major public health problems due to its
high prevalence, important social and economic burden. The aim of this review is to …