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Environmental exposures at home and in the workplace in relation to inhaled corticosteroid medication - the population-based REGAL study [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground Diverse environmental exposures — home, occupational, and traffic-related — may impact asthma, but population-based studies on objectively assessed asthma are lacking.
Juan Wang +9 more
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Associations between respiratory health, reported traffic, and occupational-related exposure [PDF]
European Clinical Respiratory JournalIntroduction Rapid urbanisation over the past century has led to increased traffic density and higher levels of ambient air pollutants. We aimed to investigate whether the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, asthma, and chronic bronchitis increases with ...
Johannes Saers +7 more
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Occupational Neutrophilic Asthma [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 1999 Occupational asthma is typically associated with an eosinophilic bronchitis. The case of a 41-year-old woman who developed symptoms of asthma after occupational exposure to metal working fluids is reported.
Richard Leigh, Frederick E Hargreave
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Potential diagnostic role of galactomannan and β-D-glucan in occupational asthmatics in wheat mills
Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 2022 Occupational asthma is defined as variable airway obstruction due to exposure to a specific substance in the workplace environment. The aim of the study was to find out the frequency of occupational asthma in wheat mill workers and to explore the role of
Safaa Elserougy +5 more
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A Comparison of Activity Participation between Children with and without Asthma
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021 Background: Asthma affects approximately 6 million children in the United States and can greatly impact quality of life and occupational engagement. Although occupational therapists are well-equipped to address participation limitations, insufficient ...
Jacqueline R. Jezioro +5 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF COVID 19 ON PATIENTS WITH OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA [PDF]
Trakia Journal of Sciences, 2022 PURPOSE: The purpose of our presentation is to provide an overview of patients with COVID 19 and occupational asthma. Often we forget about the relationship between harmfulness in the workplace and the diseases they cause, as well as what risk factor ...
N. Dimitrova, S. Dermendzhiev
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Allergy, 1998 Occupation Asthma is defined as an illness characterized by the existence of a variable limitation of one's air flow or a bronchial hyper-reactivity due to causes and conditions attributed to a determined labor medium and not to stimuli found outside one's work place.
S, Quirce, J, Sastre
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Forbes Tıp Dergisi, 2023 Objective: We discussed health problems encountered during the wind turbine production process and occupational diseases that may arise. Risk factors for occupational asthma are discussed. Methods: This is a case-control study.
Nur Şafak ALICI
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Prevalence of asthma symptoms among bakery workers in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)
Scientific African, 2022 The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of occupational asthma symptoms among bakery workers. A cross-sectional study was done in the District of Abidjan from February to September 2019 among bakery workers.
Léandre Loukou KONAN +6 more
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