Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Baur
Study Year	1995
Country	Germany
Molecular Weight of Agent	LMW
Category	Anhydrides
Agent	Pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride (TMA)
Occupation	Chemical plant workers
Outcome/Diagnosis	Sensitization and symptoms
Activity Intervention	Removal from exposure (10 months)
Participation Rate	Limitation: no report of participation rate
Intervention Effectiveness	Removal from exposure resulted in cessation of symptoms for 6 of 7 subjects compared to 1 of 10 subjects who were still exposed. Lung function parameters improved within 10 months in more than 50% of affected workers.