ReviewBMC pulmonary medicine2009
Asthma caused by occupational exposures is common - a systematic analysis of estimates of the population-attributable fraction.
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- Adverse occupational outcome among workers with occupational asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of influencing factors.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Pooled it
- Genetic and environmental risk factors of asthma: a narrative review.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of the relation between ten potential occupational sensitizing exposures and asthma.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Pooled it
- Non-malignant respiratory disease among workers in the rubber manufacturing industry: A systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of industrial medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Concise guidance: diagnosis, management and prevention of occupational asthma.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2012Guideline
- Influenza A and other respiratory viruses show distinct associations with acute respiratory presentations and temporal correlation with hospital admissions.Journal of medical microbiology · 2026Article
- Direct cost of occupational asthma and associated factors in the private sector in central Tunisia.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma Among Workers and Residents of Navanakorn Industrial Zone, Thailand.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Incidence analysis of occupational respiratory diseases in Türkiye: a cross-sectional legal registry-based study from 2013 to 2023.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and burden of asthma among US working adults by industry and occupation-United States, 2020-2021.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2025Article
- Beyond Air Pollution: Addressing Multifactorial Contributors to Asthma Disparities in Black and Latinx Populations.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- Maternal occupational exposure to asthmogenic during pregnancy and the future risk of asthma in children: A meta-analysis.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Article
- Chemical respiratory sensitization-Current status of mechanistic understanding, knowledge gaps and possible identification methods of sensitizers.Frontiers in toxicology · 2024Review
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- Occupational Asthma Prevalence among Migrant Workers Attending Shuaiba Industrial Medical Center in Kuwait.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mapping Chemical Respiratory Sensitization: How Useful Are Our Current Computational Tools?Chemical research in toxicology · 2021Article
- Third Follow-Up of the Study on Occupational Allergy Risks (SOLAR III) in Germany: Design, Methods, and Initial Data Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Work-related asthma: A position paper from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the National Asthma Council Australia.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2020Review
- Low socioeconomic status relates to asthma and wheeze, especially in women.ERJ open research · 2020Article
- Assessing the health impact of interventions for baker's allergy and asthma in supermarket bakeries: a group randomised trial.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this paper is to highlight emerging data on occupational attributable risk in asthma. Despite well documented outbreaks of disease and the recognition of numerous specific causal agents, occupational exposures previously had been relegated a fairly minor role relative to other causes of adult onset asthma. In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the potential importance of asthma induced by work-related exposures
methodsWe searched Pub Med from June 1999 through December 2007. We identified six longitudinal general population-based studies; three case-control studies and eight cross-sectional analyses from seven general population-based samples. For an integrated analysis we added ten estimates prior to 1999 included in a previous review.
resultsThe longitudinal studies indicate that 16.3% of all adult-onset asthma is caused by occupational exposures. In an overall synthesis of all included studies the overall median PAR value was 17.6%.
conclusionClinicians should consider the occupational history when evaluating patients in working age who have asthma. At a societal level, these findings underscore the need for further preventive action to reduce the occupational exposures to asthma-causing agents.
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