Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Zeiss
Study Year	1983
Country	USA
Molecular Weight of Agent	LMW
Category	Anhydrides
Agent	Trimelletic anhydride (TMA)
Occupation	Workers manufacturing TMA (Includes cohort reported by Zeiss, 1977)
Outcome/Diagnosis	Asthma-rhinitis, late respiratory systemic syndrome
Activity Intervention	Removal from exposure (range 1-6 years)
Participation Rate	Limitation: no report of participation rate
Intervention Effectiveness	There were considerable drops in total antibody and IgE antibody for all subjects (n=4) at follow-up. Reporting of symptoms also declined at follow-up. Limitation: no comparison group.