Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Secondary
Author	Soyseth
Study Year	1995
Country	Norway
Molecular Weight of Agent	LMW
Category	Metals
Agent	Aluminum
Occupation	Aluminum potroom workers (Includes cohort reported by Soyseth, 1992)
Outcome/Diagnosis	Work-related asthmatic symptoms
Activity Intervention	Transfer to low-exposure area (2 years)
Participation Rate	Limitation: no report of participation rate
Intervention Effectiveness	Having compared subjects who were relocated (n=12) due to work-related asthma symptoms to subjects who continued to work in potrooms (n=26), 49% of improvement in bronchial reactivity can be explained by relocation from exposure.