Epidemiology and surveillance

Details

• Personal Author:
  Becklake MR
• Description:
  Various proposed definitions of occupational asthma are presented. Each includes a definition for asthma and a characterization of its relation to the workplace. Features used to establish the clinical diagnosis of occupational asthma are also defined; these include the presence of air flow limitation, hyperresponsiveness of airways, potential for or presence of atopy, work relatedness of air flow limitation, and sensitization to a specific agent. Methodologic issues in epidemiologic studies of asthma are discussed, including the approach, outcome measurements, exposure measurements, and target populations. The epidemiology of environmental and occupational asthma was briefly reviewed. The topics discussed included estimates of prevalence, distribution and determinants in work force based studies, and wheezing and occupational exposure in community based studies. Screening and surveillance and future initiatives for occupational asthma are also discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lung Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Lung-function Lung-irritants NIOSH-Publication Occupational-health-programs Pulmonary-function-tests Respiratory-system-disorders Worker-health
• ISSN:
  0012-3692
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  165-172
• Volume:
  98
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00196526
• Citation:
  Chest 1990 Nov; 98(5):165-172
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Chest
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4953744bb97ef79bdb5a04e17aa2bcf00f4c8c3d9bfbcff2e8c10e783bd27312472015222ce060eae820229b4e33618891ddfeafe8c1f135dde995bb836b68f2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204625/cdc_204625_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.70 MB ]