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Evaluating the burden of occupational asthma among individuals aged 15 and older in India: A comprehensive study on mortality and disability-adjusted life years [PDF]
Preventive Medicine ReportsObjective: Occupational asthma has become one of the most common occupational lung diseases, and its burden in India is underestimated. Methods: This study analyzed mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) caused by occupational asthma in ...
Li Wei +4 more
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Factors associated with occupational asthma among food industry workers: A systematic review. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 IntroductionOccupational asthma (OA) is a type of Work-Related Asthma characterised by variable airflow limitation and/or inflammation due to causes and conditions attributable to a particular occupational environment, and not to stimuli encountered ...
Ahmed Syahmi Syafiq Md Zamri +8 more
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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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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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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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Assessment of public health impact of work-related asthma
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012 Background Asthma is among the most common chronic diseases in working-aged populations and occupational exposures are important causal agents. Our aims were to evaluate the best methods to assess occurrence, public health impact, and burden to society ...
Jaakkola Maritta S, Jaakkola Jouni JK
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Revista Alergia México, 2015 The occupational asthma is the most common form of lung disease caused by factors that are attributed to a specific working environment in industrialized countries. It causes variable limitation of airflow and/or hyper-responsiveness of the airway due to
María Guadalupe Rico-Rosillo +2 more
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BMC Public Health, 2009 Background Occupational asthma is a common type of asthma caused by a specific agent in the workplace. The basic alteration of occupational asthma is airways inflammation.
Hannhart Bernard +7 more
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