Occupational Asthma: Coming of Age

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bernstein IL
• Description:
  Although Bernadino Ramazzini described wheezing among grain sifters in the beginning of the 18th century, the significance of asthma as an industrial disease was not generally recognized until the middle of this century. This prolonged information gap was due to a proportionately greater focus on structural lung damage mediated by inorganic and organic dusts, and less concern about possible long-term disability as an aftermath of reversible obstructive airways disease. However, as the occurrence of occupationally related asthma increased in several high technology industries (such as chemical, plastics, and pharmaceutical) after World War II, there developed a general consensus among government, management, and workers' representatives that more emphasis should be placed on seeking solutions to this problem. The special talents of clinical immunologists, physiologists, and asthma specialists were sought by the occupational health team-a trend that has accelerated during the past 3 decades. These collaborative efforts have established scientific ground rules upon which the diagnosis and management of occupational asthma should be based. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Lung Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Airway Obstruction Industrial Exposures Lung Disease Occupational Asthma Occupational Diseases Occupational Health
• ISSN:
  0003-4819
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  125-127
• Volume:
  97
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061104
• Citation:
  Ann Intern Med 1982 Jul; 97(1):125-127
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hexamethylene diisocyanate (CAS RN 822-06-0) ; Toluene diisocyanate (CAS RN 26471-62-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19780701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Internal Medicine
• End Date:
  19810630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c12bcd8513d4713f5e74db4b86500cc242bb5155237d8892e9f4aca819e41af72b76e40c729d2a95c9ab54149c23843f6690715ef36f7bdd61730af41fd6f7a5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224769/cdc_224769_DS1.pdf
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