… † The participants in the study by Bolen and coworkers in 2007 (18) were a subset of the
participants in the study by Henneberger and colleagues in 2006 (17), but different methods …

As the classic mineral dust-induced pneumoconioses decrease in frequency because of the
control of exposure, obstructive airway diseases have emerged as the most prevalent …

Occupational lung diseases are an important public health issue and are avoidable through
preventive interventions in the workplace. Up-to-date knowledge about changes in …

… (p=0.004) and nine out of 16 in latex-induced OA (p=0.003)). The study by Vandenplas et
al. [18] reported that a major loss of income was more frequent in subjects with latex-induced …

Work-related asthma, which includes occupational asthma and work-aggravated asthma,
has become one of the most prevalent occupational lung diseases. These guidelines aim to …

… pesticides (P = 0.18) and any animal exposure (P = 0.02) (… did we observe a significant
interaction (P = 0.05); however, it … No other pesticide exposure met our P less than 0.2 criteria. …

Although specific pesticides have been associated with wheeze in farmers, little is known
about pesticides and asthma. Data from 19,704 male farmers in the Agricultural Health Study …

Background The Cleaning and Disinfecting in Healthcare Working Group of the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Occupational Research Agenda, is a …

Background: Growing evidence suggests that pesticide use may contribute to respiratory
symptoms. Objective: We evaluated the association of currently used pesticides with allergic …

… Associations were not modified by smoking or asthma status (P for interaction > .15). … with
higher frequency of use was observed (P for trend, .03), with a dose-response association. …