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Work-related asthma [PDF]

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2021
Work-related asthma (WRA) is highly prevalent in the adult population. WRA includes occupational asthma (OA), which is asthma caused by workplace exposures, and work-exacerbated asthma (WEA), also known as work-aggravated asthma, which is preexisting or ...
Lavinia Clara Del Roio, Rafael Futoshi Mizutani, Regina Carvalho Pinto, Mário Terra-Filho, Ubiratan Paula Santos   +4 more
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Improving detection of work-related asthma: a review of gaps in awareness, reporting and knowledge translation [PDF]

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2020
Background Work-related asthma (WRA) accounts for up to 25% of all adults with asthma. Early diagnosis is key for optimal management as delays in diagnosis are associated with worse outcomes.
Madison MacKinnon, Teresa To, Clare Ramsey, Catherine Lemière, M. Diane Lougheed   +4 more
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Implementation of a Work-Related Asthma Screening Questionnaire in Clinical Settings: Multimethods Study [PDF]

JMIR Formative Research, 2022
BackgroundA work-related asthma (WRA) screening questionnaire is currently being validated for implementation in clinical settings.
Madison MacKinnon, Max Moloney, Emma Bullock, Alison Morra, Teresa To, Catherine Lemiere, M Diane Lougheed   +6 more
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Work-related asthma in adults with severe asthma from the Korean Severe Asthma Registry (KoSAR) [PDF]

World Allergy Organization Journal
Background: Exposure to allergens or irritants in the workplace may affect asthma control and the quality of life (QoL) of patients with asthma. Objective: To examine the prevalence and characteristics of work-related asthma (WRA) in adult patients with ...
Youngsoo Lee, MD, Sun-Kyung Lee, PhD, So-Young Park, MD, PhD, Min-Hye Kim, MD, PhD, Sung-Yoon Kang, MD, PhD, Ga-Young Ban, MD, PhD, Young-Hee Nam, MD, PhD, Joo-Hee Kim, MD, PhD, Chin Kook Rhee, MD, PhD, Woo-Jung Song, MD, PhD, Jae-Woo Kwon, MD, PhD, Taehoon Lee, MD, PhD, So Ri Kim, MD, PhD, Heung-Woo Park, MD, PhD, You Sook Cho, MD, PhD, Young-Il Koh, MD, PhD, Kwang-Ha Yoo, MD, PhD, Byung-Jae Lee, MD, PhD, Ho Joo Yoon, MD, PhD, Hae-Sim Park, MD, PhD, Sang-Heon Kim, MD, PhD   +20 more
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Screening tools for work-related asthma and their diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review [PDF]

BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Introduction One in four cases of asthma in adults is caused or worsened by work (work-related asthma: WRA). Early detection of WRA could prevent poor health and employment outcomes, but clinical diagnosis is often missed or delayed.
Peymane Adab, Rachel E Jordan, Gareth I Walters, Christopher C Huntley, Ngamjit Kongsupon, Shiyao Li, Siwanon Rattanakanokchai, Samuel Wallbanks   +7 more
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Shorter time to clinical decision in work-related asthma using a digital tool [PDF]

ERJ Open Research, 2020
Anders Bjerg, Henrik Ljungberg, Katrin Dierschke, Else Åkerberg-Krook, Ulla B.K. Andersson, Anna-Carin Olin, Elisabeth Lindberg, Ximing Yuan, Jonathan Lyström, Robert Wålinder, Susanne Victor, Martin Andersson, Helén Bertilsson, Anna Carleborg, Björn Nordlund   +14 more
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Characterizing Inflammatory Cell Asthma Associated Phenotypes in Dental Health Workers Using Cytokine Profiling

Frontiers in Allergy, 2021
Cytokines elicit a pro-inflammatory response by modifying the airway microenvironment in patients with acute or chronic asthma. The expression pattern of several distinct cytokines could be a useful discriminator in asthma.
Tanusha Singh, Tanusha Singh, Tanusha Singh, Braimoh Bello, Mohamed F. Jeebhay   +4 more
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Economic Burden of Asthma in Northwest Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: The economic burden of asthma is a major public health concern. This study estimates the economic burden of asthma in Northwest of Iran.Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted between 2017 and 2018 in Tabriz, Iran using the Persian ...
Ensiyeh Seyedrezazadeh, Neda Gilani, Khalil Ansarin, Mahmood Yousefi, Akbar Sharifi, Amir Hossein Jafari Rouhi, Younes Aftabi, Mehdi Najmi, Ilker Dastan, Masoud Pour Moghaddam   +9 more
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Asthma Phenotypes and Host Risk Factors Associated With Various Asthma-Related Outcomes in Health Workers

Frontiers in Allergy, 2021
Background: Work-related asthma phenotypes in health workers (HWs) exposed to cleaning agents have not been investigated extensively as other occupational exposures.
Hussein H. Mwanga, Hussein H. Mwanga, Roslynn Baatjies, Roslynn Baatjies, Tanusha Singh, Tanusha Singh, Tanusha Singh, Mohamed F. Jeebhay   +7 more
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Importance of Definitions and Population Selection in Work-Related Asthma [PDF]

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2013
Susan M Tarlo, Moira Chan-Yeung
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