Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details
Prevention LevelSecondary
AuthorPaggiaro
Study Year1984
CountryItaly
Molecular Weight of AgentLMW
CategoryDiisocyanates
AgentToluene diisocyanate (TDI)
OccupationFurniture manufacturing workers
Outcome/DiagnosisAsthmatic and non-asthmatic respiratory disease
Activity InterventionRemoval from exposure (2 years)
Participation RateLimitation: no report of participation rate
Intervention EffectivenessEight of 12 subjects with asthma reported dyspnea, while wheezing with PFT remain unchanged. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness declined in 3 of 12 subjects. Fifteen subjects with continued exposure experienced a decline in PFT (p<0.05) with 10 of 15 subjects presenting with symptoms of chronic bronchitis.
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