COPD and Work

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University. College of Human Medicine
• Description:
  The causal relationship between cigarette smoking and the development of COPD is well known. What is less appreciated is the important role that workplace exposures have in causing COPD, either alone or in conjunction with cigarette smoking. In 2003, a committee of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) reviewed the medical literature on COPD and estimated that 15% of the burden of COPD in the general population was attributable to occupational exposures (ATS, 2003). The percentage of COPD attributable to a work exposure is greater among individuals within specific cohorts of workers (such as silica or diesel exhaust exposed individuals). Table 1 summarizes the workplace exposures which increase the risk of COPD. Further studies since the ATS consensus document have addressed the role that workplace exposures have in the etiology of COPD. This newsletter highlights studies published in the last two years showing the importance of considering workplace exposures in the etiology and management of COPD. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD Lung Disease Occupational Exposure Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054545
• Citation:
  Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News 2010 Jul; 21(3):1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  MSU-CHM, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1316
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c223fc7cd5267c965afa1f92d7ad8694127887fa44f8fab0f2c0e4544f9badff92fcaac0aadd25572b714e080342fd27d41f9ccf25ab621851344984e19a4b8e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217073/cdc_217073_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 40.82 KB ]