Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Douglas
Study Year	1995
Country	UK
Molecular Weight of Agent	HMW
Category	Animals, Crustacea, seafoods, fish
Agent	Salmon
Occupation	Salmon processors
Outcome/Diagnosis	Occupational asthma
Activity Intervention	Transfer to low exposure area, removal from exposure (24 months)
Participation Rate	24 of 24 eligible subjects (Participation rate: 100%)
Intervention Effectiveness	Eleven of 24 subjects showed clinical and pulmonary function improvement. Thirteen of 24 subjects with persistent symptoms were advised to leave, becoming symptom-free and regaining normal lung function. Limitation: no comparison group.