Occupational Asthma

Introduces the subject of occupational asthma with a short history of occupational allergies. Chapters focus on medical-legal aspects of work-related asthma, pulmonary physiology and disability rating, chronic bronchitis, epidemiology and known causative agents.

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"Occupational Asthma" is a comprehensive text which provides an overview of the agents shown to have a causative role in the condition. The whole subject area is introduced with a short history of occupational allergies with introductory chapters focused on medical-legal aspects of work-related asthma, pulmonary physiology and disability rating, chronic bronchitis, and epidemiology. The text is then divided into a compendium of chapters dealing with agents known to cause work-related asthma. Separate chapters highlight key areas, for instance isocyanate asthma, Western red cedar asthma and byssinoisis. Separate sections also address the subjects of bronchial provocation formaldehyde asthma, sick building syndrome and chemical sensitivity.