Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2006 Sep;61(9):741-2.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.056200.

Occupational asthma

M Abramson, M R Sim
Editorial

Occupational asthma

M Abramson et al. Thorax. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Early cessation of exposure is important

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: none declared.

Comment on

  • FEV1 decline in occupational asthma.
    Anees W, Moore VC, Burge PS. Anees W, et al. Thorax. 2006 Sep;61(9):751-5. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.054080. Epub 2006 May 2. Thorax. 2006. PMID: 16670172 Free PMC article.

References

    1. Meyer J D, Holt D L, Chen Y.et al SWORD ‘99: surveillance of work‐related and occupational respiratory disease in the UK. Occup Med 200151204–208. - PubMed
    1. Elder D, Abramson M, Fish D.et al Surveillance of Australian workplace Based Respiratory Events (SABRE): notifications for the first 3.5 years and validation of occupational asthma cases. Occup Med 200454395–399. - PubMed
    1. Newman Taylor A J, Nicholson P J, Cullinan P.et alGuidelines for the prevention, identification and management of occupational asthma: evidence review and recommendations. London, British Occupational Health Research Foundation, 2004, http://www.bohrf.org.uk/content/asthma.htm
    1. Mapp C E, Boschetto P, Maestrelli P.et al Occupational asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005172280–305. - PubMed
    1. Hnizdo E, Esterhuizen T M, Rees D.et al Occupational asthma as identified by the Surveillance of Work‐related and Occupational Respiratory Diseases programme in South Africa. Clin Exp Allergy 20013132–39. - PubMed

MeSH terms