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Socioeconomic outcomes in work-exacerbated asthma

Socioeconomic outcomes in work-exacerbated asthma a b Olivier Vandenplas and Paul K. Henneberger Purpose of review Introduction Work-exacerbated asthma has received little attention until There is accumulating evidence that many adults with recent years, although it is likely that the condition has a asthma experience a worsening of their asthma symptoms considerable societal impact because of its high at work. Prevalence estimates of work-aggravated asthma prevalence. The purpose of this review is to provide a critical symptoms have ranged from 13 to 52% in different analysis of recently published data pertaining to the populations of adults with asthma [1 ,2]. It is now socioeconomic outcomes of work-exacerbated asthma. generally acknowledged that work-related asthma en- Recent findings compasses both asthma caused by work (i.e. ‘occupational Recent data have confirmed that work-exacerbated asthma asthma’) and asthma exacerbated by work [3,4]. Occu- is associated with a similar impact on work productivity and pational asthma may result either from immunologically earning capacity as immunologically mediated occupational mediated sensitization to occupational agents or from asthma. The specific impact of work-exacerbated asthma exposure(s) to irritant compounds (e.g. reactive airways on these outcomes should be further distinguished from the dysfunction syndrome caused by high-level irritant consequences of asthma unrelated to work. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Wolters Kluwer Health

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1528-4050
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10.1097/ACI.0b013e3280b10d68
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a b Olivier Vandenplas and Paul K. Henneberger Purpose of review Introduction Work-exacerbated asthma has received little attention until There is accumulating evidence that many adults with recent years, although it is likely that the condition has a asthma experience a worsening of their asthma symptoms considerable societal impact because of its high at work. Prevalence estimates of work-aggravated asthma prevalence. The purpose of this review is to provide a critical symptoms have ranged from 13 to 52% in different analysis of recently published data pertaining to the populations of adults with asthma [1 ,2]. It is now socioeconomic outcomes of work-exacerbated asthma. generally acknowledged that work-related asthma en- Recent findings compasses both asthma caused by work (i.e. ‘occupational Recent data have confirmed that work-exacerbated asthma asthma’) and asthma exacerbated by work [3,4]. Occu- is associated with a similar impact on work productivity and pational asthma may result either from immunologically earning capacity as immunologically mediated occupational mediated sensitization to occupational agents or from asthma. The specific impact of work-exacerbated asthma exposure(s) to irritant compounds (e.g. reactive airways on these outcomes should be further distinguished from the dysfunction syndrome caused by high-level irritant consequences of asthma unrelated to work.

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Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jun 1, 2007

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