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Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details
Prevention LevelSecondary
AuthorBoulet
Study Year1994
CountryCanada
Molecular Weight of AgentBoth
CategoryVarious
AgentN/A
OccupationVarious occupations
Outcome/DiagnosisOccupational asthma
Activity InterventionRemoval from exposure (mean: 10 weeks)
Participation RateLimitation: no report of participation rate
Intervention EffectivenessAll subjects (n=18) presented with increased airway responsiveness at follow-up, but 15 subjects had normal FEV1. Mean inflammatory cell counts were raised in OA subjects exposed to either HMW or LMW agents compared to normal controls (n=10), except for epithelial lymphocyte count.
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Content source: Respiratory Health Division